Aloe thraskii flowers

The flower colour of Aloe thraskii is between yellow and orange, a colour reminding of honey. A mature plant may produce three or four separate panicles comprising 25 or more racemes.

The peduncle, the stem of the inflorescence is stout, green and flattened lower down, more rounded at the point where it begins to branch. There are dry, membranous bracts spaced on the peduncle below the flowers. The racemes are erect, broadly cylindrical and densely flowered. The buds lose their green tinge as they open. The perianth or individual flower is about 2,5 cm in length, becoming slightly wider towards its mouth.

The group of three inner stamens found in each flower is exserted before the three outer ones. This lengthens the season of pollen presentation, increasing the probability of viable seed production. The filaments or stalks of the stamens are flattened and have a pale lemon colour inside the perianth, while the exserted parts become orange and turn upwards for meeting the pollinators once the pollen is ripe. The stigma is also exserted, the style remaining on the ovary when the corolla segments of the perianth die (Frandsen, 2017; Smith, et al 2017; Van Wyk and Smith, 2003; Reynolds, 1974; Jeppe, 1969; iNaturalist).