The racemes of Aloe ferox shown here are densely covered in cylindrical perianths comprising six segments. The flowers grow on pedicels of 5 mm long. Perianths open from the lowest ones facing the sun. In habitat it is the northern side that leads the flowering. Closed perianths start off with a little green at their tips.
The filaments inside each perianth are flattened. The anthers change to a darker orange or brown once they become exserted. The inner three anthers are exserted first, the pollen ripening in two batches. The ovary of 6 mm is green and six-grooved (Coates Palgrave, 2002; Reynolds, 1974).