Aloe nubigena

Aloe nubigena (Grass aloe)

ALOE NUBIGENA.
Aloe nubigena is a typical cliff dweller on the escarpment cliffs in the Graskop area. The plants grow wedged in rocky crevices and short moss high up on the topmost section of the escarpment cliffs. This is one of the wettest habitats occupied by any South African grass aloe species.

The Graskop area has a high rainfall and also a good deal of mist. The mist swirls up from below condensing as it rises over the A. nubigena habitat. This mist has the same effect for the plants as soft penetrating rain. Mist is a significant factor in sustaining the plants during severe droughts.

A. nubigena only produces a few inflorescences but has a long flowering period. In common with A. fouriei which also characterised by this habit, the plants sucker freely from the base and usually form clumps.

The species is not usually found in thick clumps of moss, thicker than about 20 cms. One of the reasons is that seedlings must anchor themselves firmly to the cliffs and thick moss does not afford the young plant enough purchase.

Most of the seeds are distributed by wind which is ever present around the summits of the cliffs.

We are selling these plants at R15.00 each

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