Aloe mutabilis - 10 Seed Pack - Indigenous Succulent - Worldwide Shipping, NEW

Aloe mutabilis commonly known as Kransaalwyn grows naturally on vertical rock faces of Witwatersrand National Botanical Garden at the Witpoortjie waterfall, which is the type locality. It occurs also at Chuniespoort near Pietersburg and westwards along the Magaliesburg to Rustenburg. It can also be found in the hilly and mountainous area of the former southern and central Transvaal. The species name "mutabilis" which means changeable or mutable refers to the flowers which change colour as they open and to the variability of the species. Aloe mutabilis grows fairly fast and it can withstand fairly severe frost. It makes a magnificent rockery specimen when grown at the highest point of the rockery with the rosette hanging downward. From autumn to winter it bears striking red flowers which change to bright yellow as they age.

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indigenous to South Africa. About 405 species can be found in Africa while about 45 species are found in the Arabian Peninsula. Socotra has 4 natural species and the Mascarene and other Western Indian Ocean Islands share about 7 species. Madagascar, for its size, has a pretty extensive collection of about 145 species.
Aloes are sometimes confused with Agaves. Contrarily to Agaves, Aloe leaves contain a gel like sap. Another difference is that Aloes don't die after blooming as most Agaves do.
For an extensive list of documented Aloe species please see this Wikipedia page.