After some success with a spring sowing, I've done a mid-summer sowing of various plants, partly to learn lessons for next spring. I intend to grow them under lights over the winter. I sowed on 6th / 7th July, so it's still less than 2 weeks, but I've had widely differing germination rates. If anyon...

First one is an Aloe - maybe ferox, but I think there are quite a a few with similar leaves and growth