Aloe perfoliata (Mitre Aloe), also known as Aloe mitriformis, is a hardy species that forms small colonies of elongated rosettes. Stems…
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Aloe is a genus of flowering succulent plants, native to Africa, Madagascar, and the Arabian Peninsula. The origin of the genus name is uncertain, but the most popularly accepted suggestions are that it is derived from the Arabic words "alloch" or "alloeh", a vernacular name for medicinally used members of the genus, or the Greek word "aloë", referring to the dried juice of aloe leaves.
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Aloe viridiflora (Green-flowered Aloe) is a stemless succulent that forms dense rosettes of blue-green leaves covered with a powdery…
Aloe dorotheae (Sunset Aloe) is an eye-catching succulent that forms rosettes of shiny, yellowish-green leaves that turn orange-red in…
Aloe bussei is a succulent that forms a cluster of attractive stemless or very short-stemmed rosettes. Leaves are lance-shaped, at first…
Aloe gariepensis (Gariep Aloe) is a succulent that forms stemless or short-stemmed, usually solitary rosettes of narrow, upcurved leaves…
Aloe humilis (Spider Aloe) is a small succulent that forms dense clusters of stemless or very short-stemmed rosettes of pale blue-green…
Aloe littoralis (Mopane Aloe) is a succulent that forms a rosette at the top of an upright, usually unbranched stem densely bearded with…
Aloe 'Blue Elf' is a popular tight-clumping succulent that forms rosettes of upright gray-blue leaves with teeth along the margins. It…
Aloe ferox (Cape Aloe) is a succulent with erect, unbranched stem topped with a rosette of fleshy, dull blue-green leaves, often with a…
Aloe marlothii (Mountain Aloe) is a large succulent with usually unbranched stem topped with a rosette of stiff, grey-green to blue-green…