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Aloe dyeri Seeds

Dyer's Aloe

Aloe dyeri commonly known as Dyer's Aloe is a solitary stemless aloe. It is one of the largest of the spotted aloe group that forms large rosettes 1.2 to 1.5 meters wide with deeply channelled 60cm long dark yellowish green leaves that have light coloured short linear dashes on the upper and lower surfaces. Aloe dyeri is shade loving aloe in its natural habitat but will grow nicely in full sun and then leaves take on a reddish brown hue. In autumn appear the tall stalks (to 1.8 meters) that branch in the top third bearing up to 15 branches of salmon-pink tubular 2.5cm flowers that are green tipped and erect in bud and develop an interesting swollen base as the flowers open, dangling downwards. Plant in full sun or shade in a well-drained soil and watered occasionally. It easily tolerates temperatures down to -4°C. This aloe comes from fairly high elevations (900 to 1500 meters) in Mpumalanga and was named to honour Sir William Thiselton-Dyer of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew.