Aloes 2013

Aloe flowers glow like fires in a winter garden. Aloes also have fine form and immense variety and
are extremely water-wise, low-maintenance plants. Try the scrambling and summer-flowering
aloes such as Aloe tenuior or A. ciliaris as well as the more compact forms.

Aloe aculeata Ngopanie Single-stemmed plants with rosette of prickly leaves and
erect red racemes
Aloe africana Uitenhage Aloe 2 m, single-stemmed aloe with heads of orange-yellow
flowers, long-flowering
Aloe arborescens Krantz Aloe 2m branched bushy shrub, sun/semi-shade. Good barrier.
Red-orange flowers
Aloe arborescens 'Limelight' Lime Krantz Aloe 2m, sun/semi-shade. Good barrier plant. Uncommon
yellow- flowering form
Aloe arborescens 'yellow' Yellow Krantz Aloe 2m, sun/semi-shade. Good barrier plant. Uncommon
yellow- flowering form
Aloe aristata Guinea-fowl Aloe Clumping dwarf rosette aloe with pink-orange and yellow
bicoloured flowers
Aloe barberiae Tree Aloe Tall tree for sunny dry areas, trunk with wide base, heads
of pink-orange flowers
Aloe boylei Broad-leaf Grass Aloe 50cm grass aloe, sun; orange flowerheads; unusual flat
leaves held erect
Aloe burgersfortensis Burgersfort Aloe Solitary plant in exposed sunny spots, pinkish-red
elongated inflorescence
Aloe candelabrum Candelabra Aloe 2-3m single-stem plants that bear candelabra-like orange
or red flower-spikes
Aloe castanea Cat's-tail Aloe Small branched tree, sun, profuse orange-red elongated
flower-spikes, birds
Aloe chabaudii Chabaud's Aloe 80cm, multiplies fast in sun, profuse branched orange-red
flowers, sunbirds
Aloe ciliaris Fringed Aloe Scrambling/climbing aloe in hot dry areas with luminous
orange-red flowers
Aloe cooperi Cooper's Aloe Clumping 1m grass aloe, sun, spotted narrow leaves,
orange-yellow flowers
Aloe cryptopoda Spire Aloe 1m, dry sun, plants form clumps of grey-green leaves; red
and yellow flowers
Aloe dyeri Dyer's Aloe Solitary stemless spotted aloe for semi-shade, tall
branched red inflorescence
Aloe ecklonis Mountain Grass Aloe A cold hardy grass aloe 40cm tall for sun, yellow or orange
flowers in summer
Aloe ferox Bitter Aloe Tall-growing, striking single-stemmed aloe, bright orange
erect flower-spikes
Aloe fosteri Foster's Aloe Stemless spotted aloe, large leaf-rosette and multi-
branched red flower-stem
Aloe greatheadii Transvaal Aloe Small spotted aloe with handsome branched inflorescence
of pink-red flowers
Aloe greenii Green's Aloe Spreading low-growing spotted aloe for semi-shade with
tall pinkish flowers
Aloe kraussii Coastal Yellow Grass A coastal grass aloe 40cm paired leaves for sun, yellow
Aloe flowers in summer
Aloe lineata Mitre Aloe 1m single-stem dense-leaved drought hardy plants. Red-
pink conical flowers
Aloe lutescens Venda Aloe Clump forming drought hardy plants, 1m. Striking red and
yellow flowers
Aloe maculata Common Soap Aloe Compact spotty leaf rosette, 1m bright orange, yellow or
red flowers. Birds
Aloe marlothii Mountain Aloe 3m single stem, thorny leaves, branched flowerhead of
horizontal racemes
Aloe micracantha Wateraalwyn Attractive grass aloe 50cm, in E. Cape. Orange-pink
flowers with green tips
Aloe mudenensis Muden Aloe Dry areas with basal reddish leaves; 1m yellow/orange
branched flowerheads
Aloe parvibracteata Short-bract Aloe Sun, spotty purple-green basal leaves, spreading
habit,1.5m orange flowers
Aloe petricola Rock Aloe 1m stemless, blue-grey leaves in dense rosettes, striking
red & yellow raceme
Aloe pluridens French Aloe 5m branching upright habit, likes dry semi-shade, pink-
orange flower heads
Aloe pruinosa Mkondeni Aloe Solitary plants, long spotted leaves 50cm, sun-semi. Tall
pink inflorescence
Aloe rupestris Bottlebrush Aloe Tall 4-5m, semi-sun, blooms later than most aloes,
compact orange racemes
Aloe simii Uplands Aloe Spotted semi-erect leaves in basal rosette and branched
orange inflorescence
Aloe spectabilis Natal Aloe 3m single stem. Beautiful branched flowerhead of
horizontally oriented racemes
Aloe spicata Lebombo Aloe 1m stemless, clumping, long dense narrow racemes of
brown-gold flowers
Aloe spp. Mix Assorted Aloes Trays of assorted/mixed popular aloe species seedlings for
low cost gardening
Aloe striata Coral Aloe Stemless, blue-green broad leaves, branched inflorescence
of pink-red flowers
Aloe striatula Hardy Aloe Cold hardy, 1m low bushing form, curving leaves, yellow-
green flowerspikes
Aloe succotrina Fynbos Aloe Western Cape aloe found in fynbos on rocky slopes with
red-orange flowers
Aloe suprafoliata Book Aloe Attractive red-flowered aloe on rocky slopes with paired
leaves when young
Aloe tenuior 'apricot' Bicolour Fence Aloe Bushy scrambler, sun/semi-shade, orange-yellow flower-
spikes in summer
Aloe tenuior 'red' Red Fence Aloe Dwarf branching scrambler, sun/semi-shade, delicate red
flowers in summer
Aloe tenuior var. decidua Yellow Fence Aloe Scrambling shrub 1m, sun/semi-shade, grey foliage,
yellow flowers in summer
Aloe tenuior 'yellow' Yellow Fence Aloe Scrambling shrub 1m, sun/semi-shade, green foliage,
yellow flowers in summer
Aloe thraskii Dune Aloe Single-stemmed coastal aloe. 3m, sun, yellow-orange
flower-spikes. Birds
Aloe umfolosiensis Mfolosi Aloe Large robust spotted stemless aloe, with tall inflorescence
of orange racemes
Aloe vanbalenii Van Balen's Aloe Low-spreading, curling leaves red in sun; yellow/orange
pointed flowerheads
Aloe vanrooyenii Van Rooyen's Aloe Spotted aloe from northern KZN, 1m branched orange-
shades inflorescences
Aloe vryheidensis Wolkberg Aloe Stunning golden columns of flowers to 1m above crowded
pointed leaves
Aloe zebrina Zebra Aloe 1m, sun-semi, spreads. Striped leaves in large rosettes,
pink flower-spikes