Aloe tenuoir - 20 Seed Pack - Indigenous Succulent + FREE SEEDS WITH ALL ORDERS - NEW

Aloe tenuoir is a rambling aloe that forms a small shrub consisting of a tangled mass of thin, branched stems. Leaves are blue-green with a prominent sheath that is not auriculate, and obscurely lined. The small red, orange or yellow flowers are cylindric and uncurved, and carried in elongated racemes. This aloe grows in open country on sandy soil and rarely in valley bushveld. Aloe tenuoir is a South African indigenous succulent that occurs from fairly widely in the Eastern Cape and into southern KwaZulu-Natal, with a disjunctive distribution in northern KwaZulu-Natal at the border with Swaziland and Mpumalanga. It is very popular in horticulture.

         
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.

Aloes can tolerate long periods of drought, but it is not true that watering should be withheld to obtain optimal growth. Stressed plants are more susceptible to insects and pests. Plants flourish, flower better and are more resistant when given adequate water during the growing season. However, be very cautious not to over-water aloes because they may rot if they stay wet for too long. Adequate drainage is essential.