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Aloe spectabilis Seeds

Natal Aloe

Aloes are very popular and some of the most rewarding plants to cultivate. They make excellent accent plants owing to their often strange and inspiring architectures, as well as the bright flowers that offset the grey-green leaves. They are also very suitable as container plants and small aloes can be used very effectively as border plants at the edge of a bed. Although aloes are most often included in rockeries, their application in horticulture is not limited to this feature and they can be used in almost any setting and in conjunction with most common garden plants. Their natural adaptation to harsh and often arid climates makes aloes outstanding subjects for the water-wise garden. Aloe is a genus in the Asphodeloideae family containing about 600 species of flowering succulent plants. 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.

Aloe spectabilis is a tree-like species that can reach a mature size of about 3.6 x 1.8 meters. The leaves on this plant are light green to blue-green, with sizeable teeth along the margins. Yellow-orange flowers are produced in the winter. Plants are not reliably cold hardy to -1.1°C, so containers might be the best choice for outside plantings if you live in an area that receives severe frost. Plant it is full sun to light shade. Aloe spectabilis is drought tolerant and prefers well-drained soil.