Too unusual they say
I say, why not?
Just because it is variegated it doesn't deserve a free root run?
Much like all the rest?
But it is rare, they say
How many variegated Aloe polyphyllas do you see?
Not many I say
And it's not really that variegated
A few faint stripes don't make it rare
But to the eyes of a few it's rare
Yet to my eyes it's not rare
It's just like the rest from a plant fair
And I'm sure more will turn up one day, and it won't be that rare
So here it is planted
Much like all the others
A gamble they say
A well deserved spot I say
So high hopes I put on it
That it will thrive and sail through winters
Much like all the others be it
But if it doesn't and is no longer here next year
At least I can say
I may not have heeded the warning
But at least I can rest in the thought
That at one point I did have one here
Mark :)
I enjoyed doing this post, playing with words as I conveyed my thoughts. And it's possibly the quickest blog I've ever done (apart from the Wordless Wednesdays ones). Truthfully I think the striping of this aloe is not distinct enough for it to merit any extra special reverence compared with the others we have. But that's just me. I'm more concerned on how it gets on in the garden, hoping that it performs and thrives just as well as the others.
