Japie, the closest I can find is Ae. victoriana.

Here is a link that might be useful: Ae. victoriana

Hi Japie,
Checking the fcbs,Ae.victoriana seems the closest,except its a medium size plant.On this species,the bloom spike is erect at first,then tends to be pendent as it matures.
Your plant has the similar inflorescence of Ae.warasii,except that your leaves are green,and warasii's are more bronze and tubular.But Ae.warasii var.intermedia may be a possibility. I had first thought that Ae.racinae would be the ID,but the flower petals are yellow.Otherwise,a close match to your photo.
So Ae.victoriana seems the best fit,but I'd like to see the final pic when the petals are open.
Bob

Japie,
My vote is for Ae. victoriana as well. I grow it (sorry, no photo), and the pendulous-flowering Ae. warasii, and a cross between those two (also pendulous) - and a couple of discoloured varieties. Ae. fulgens is similar, but with a branched inflorescence. Both fulgens and victoriana reproduce on long stolons.

But yours is much smaller than my Ae. victoriana - which grow compactly, mounted in trees, but still twice the size.

Maybe it's Ae. victoriana var. nana, or Ae. victoria var. "force-the-flora"??? :)

Cheers,
Kerry

Sorry, not seeing that at all, Paul. Here is the flower of Japie's plant from his earlier thread:

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The link below is coelestis, which also has grey leaves.

Here is a link that might be useful: {{gwi:441783}}

Whoops, sorry, I posted my reply on the wrong thread! It was meant to go on the "little piggies" thread.