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Tree Aloe (Aloe barbarae) Seeds (Old name - Aloe Baynsii)
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Tree Aloe (Aloe barbarae) Seeds (Old name - Aloe Baynsii)

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South Africa
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Aloe barbarae 1
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3237682

Aloe barberae Seeds

Family: Liliaceae (lily family)
Common names: tree aloe (Eng.); boomaalwyn, mikaalwyn (Afr.); umGxwala, inDlabendlazi, imPondonndo, inKalane-enkulu (Zulu)

Aloe barberae is a striking sculptural tree aloe bearing a

rounded, neat crown. It forms an excellent focal point in the

garden. It is easily distinguished by its grey, smooth bark, green

recurved leaves and pink flowers during winter. It thrives in

cultivation and is easily propagated. Due to its massive stem

base, it should preferably not be planted close to any buildings.

Description

 

height and 0.9 m in stem diameter. The branching is forked or

dichotomous and eventually forms a spreading, rounded crown.

It leaves are arranged in a dense rosette, they are long, narrow,

deeply channelled and curved. The leaf surface is dark green

 with a toothed margin. The inflorescence is simple or divided

into three side branches. The racemes are cylindrical and its

tubular flowers rose pink (green-tipped) and appear during June

 and July.

Distribution

 

 the summer rainfall eastern regions of southern Africa. Aloe

barberae is widely distributed from near East London in Eastern

Cape through the former Transkei area, KwaZulu-Natal,

Swaziland and Mpumalanga and northwards to Mozambique

and East Africa.

Ecology

 

forest where the climate is mild and rainfall is at least 1 016-

1 524 mm per annum and with little or no frost. The seeds often

germinate in the shade of other plants and eventually outgrow

their companion plants. The soil is usually a loam and humus

rich. In habitat the plants are pollinated by sunbirds. The

capsules ripen during late spring and release their seed which is

 wind dispersed.

The bid is for 1 Seed

You bid for as many seeds as you want.

 

We will supply you with all the germination & care instructions.

 

See lots more interesting unusual & rare plant seeds by following the link below

 

 

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This tree grows in warm, well-drained river valleys and coastal
Its habitat is subtropical coastal forests, kloofs and dry valleys in
Aloe barberae is Africa's largest aloe reaching up to 15 m in

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18 Mar 2007