This Aloe comptonii plant photographed in October bloomed well enough, but not much seed has formed on the drying flower stalks. Just as flowering seasons vary, seed formation is not equally favoured by prevailing conditions of a given season. Every single ripe capsule splits open to release a large number of seeds though. If conditions in the germinating and growing seasons are favourable, a poor season may still yield a worthwhile number of new plants (Van Wyk and Smith, 2003).