Aloiampelos gracilis flowers

The inflorescence of Aloiampelos gracilis consists of a raceme or few-branched panicle. The raceme is sparsely flowered, cylindrical to conical. Up to three inflorescences may be produced from one rosette during a blooming season.

The flowers, the perianths, are from 4 cm to 4,5 cm long, the longest flower among the shrubby aloes, now moved to the Aloiampelos genus. Gracilis is a Latin adjective meaning slender or slight.

The perianths are cylindrical to somewhat three-angled, curving down just perceptibly, growing on pedicels of about 8 mm long. These red or scarlet flowers are yellow at the mouth, pendulous when open.

The filaments are yellow, the inner three lengthening first but the anthers are not always exserted in this species. The ovary tapers into the style that is included in the perianth.

Flowering happens in winter (Reynolds, 1974; Van Wyk and Smith, 2003; Jeppe, 1969; iNaturalist).