Aloe! Aloe!
Plage des Sablettes and the aloes are in bloom. They line the edge of the beach and at this time of the year show us they are not just spikes and barbs.
Aloes are brilliant plants for our climate - there are many different varieties and like all succulents need little water. And some, like Aloe Vera, have medicinal uses.
elles nous amènent de la couleur et l'annonce d'un printemps doux
ReplyDeleteI always keep an aloe vera near the kitchen. For burns.
ReplyDeleteOurs are in bloom this time of year as well. We share your Mediterranean climate.
ReplyDeleteI sure did appreciate your festival pictures.
mother nature's medicine.....gotta love it.
ReplyDeleteI have a variety of these in my backyard. The humingbirds love them when they bloom.
ReplyDeleteShowing my ignorance, but I didn't know that was what the aloe plant looked like. It almost looks like a desert plant.
ReplyDeleteTomorrow I plan to post a photo of a California cliff over looking the ocean. It has bright red plants in the foreground. I didn't know what they were, but they look very much like your aloe.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info and beautiful photo!
C'est marrant, Jilly, je suis allée en photographier au Jardin des Plantes de Montpellier hier ! Très joli mais piquant.
ReplyDeletePostcard perfect! (I guess that may not be a compliment these days but it's inteded to be as I think postcards these days use wonderful photos.)
ReplyDeleteI love a good pun and this is right up there! Excellent photos of these unusual plants.
ReplyDeleteI have some small aloes but their flowers aren't anything like this! Only the color is the same...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots.
Piero and I always say: "Hello, Vera!"
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