Scientific Name
Aloiampelos juddii (van Jaarsv.) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.
Common Name(s)
Koudeberg Aloe
Synonym(s)
Aloe juddii
Scientific Classification
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloe
Description
Aloiampelos juddii, formerly known as Aloe juddii, is a low-growing, multi-stemmed succulent with slender stems, erect at first, becoming sprawling with age. The stems are up to 2 feet (60 cm) long and up to 0.4 inches (1 cm) thick. A single clump may reach 32 inches (80 cm) in diameter. In older specimens, the stem bases give rise to an underground fleshy to near-woody caudex, from which young stems readily arise. The caudex is grey to white. Leaves are bright to dark green, with conspicuous red tips and firm white teeth along its margins. They are up to 3 inches (7.5 cm) long and up to 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide.
Hardiness
USDA hardiness zones 9b to 11b: from 25 °F (−3.9 °C) to 50 °F (+10 °C).
How to Grow and Care
Due to their hardiness and the wide range of flower colors, these slender succulents have become popular ornamental plants in South African gardens. The commoner species (such as the more widespread Aloes of the Eastern Cape) are increasingly grown in gardens overseas too.
Climbing Aloes require a sunny, well-drained position and are particularly suitable for rockeries. The taller, climbing species are commonly planted along fences and boundaries where they grow up through the surrounding foliage. However, the lower, rambling species are better suited for rockeries, slopes, or terraces, which they will naturally cascade down over.
These plants can easily be propagated by taking cuttings as well as by seed. Climbing Aloes generally have both male and female flowers on each plant, but an individual plant is usually not self-fertile.
Learn more at How to Grow and Care for Climbing Aloes.
Origin
This species is endemic to a few rocky outcrops and a farm near Cape Agulhas in the Western Cape, South Africa.
Links
- Back to genus Aloiampelos
- Succupedia: Browse succulents by Scientific Name, Common Name, Genus, Family, USDA Hardiness Zone, Origin, or cacti by Genus
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