ISI 2023-12. Aloe tenuior ‘Rubriflora’

Aloe tenuior is known for its shrubby habit, erect to sprawling, to about 60 cm (2 ¼ ft). It typically bears slender racemes of yellow flowers but is variable enough to have spawned several names now considered synonyms. G. W. Reynolds himself described var. rubriflora for the orange-flowered form that is also sought after by collectors. Given its branching habit, this clone has been propagated and appears to be the predominant orange-flowered form in cultivation. It is here treated as cultivar ‘Rubriflora’ to distinguish it and to validate the Aloe collectors who, like Reynolds, have no problem recognizing a horticulturally worthy form that some botanists might dismiss. We offer rooted cuttings of HBG 120014, a plant acquired from Aloe collector Seymour Linden, who got it from the former Fernwood Nursery, located in Topanga Canyon, in the Santa Monica Mountains of southern California. $10.