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Aloe linearifolia
PlantLufuno Konanani dwarf yellow grass aloe (Eng.); inkhuphuyana (isiZulu) KwaZulu-Natal NBG Aloe linearifolia is a small aloe which occurs as a solitary plant. It has narrow linear ...
Aloe howmanii
PlantErnst van Jaarsveld Howman’s cliff aloe (Eng.); waaier-grasaalwyn (Afr.) Kirstenbosch NBG Aloe howmanii is a cliff-hanging shrublet, branching from the ... early winter (April to June in the southern hemisphere). Aloe howmanii is pollinated by sunbirds. The plants ...
Aloe maculata
PlantStemmer Ngalo soap aloe (Eng.); bontaalwyn (Afr.); lekhala (S. Sesotho) Free State NBG Aloe maculata is very variable but its distinctly flat-topped ... winter garden. Asphodelaceae The slow-growing soap aloe provides an excellent focal point for a rockery garden ...
Aloe cooperi
PlantThompson T Mutshinyalo Cooper's Aloe (Eng.); isiPutumane, isiPhukutwane (isiZulu) Walter Sisulu NBG Aloe cooperi grows singly or in small groups from offshoots ... down. The inflorescence is simple and bold. The flowers of Aloe cooperi vary in colour from greenish-cream to apricot ...
Aloe pluridens
PlantAlice Sharon Notten Turner French aloe (Eng.), Fransaalwyn, garaa (Afr.) Walter Sisulu NBG This is a tall, slender aloe, 2-3 m tall, occasionally reaching up to 5 or 6 m high. ... It flowers in autumn and winter, from May to July. Aloe pluridens flowers attract nectar-feeding birds, such as ...
Aloe cryptopoda
Plant... tweekleur-aalwyn, geelaalwyn (Afrikaans) Lowveld NBG Aloe cryptopoda is usually stemless or has a short decumbent ... in diameter. It usually flowers in June and July (winter). Aloe cryptopoda is at once distinguished by its almost ... plants are variable and yellow flowering forms are known. Aloe cryptopoda is a sunbird pollinated species flowering ...
Aloe nubigena
PlantErnst van Jaarsveld Graskop cliff aloe (Eng.), Graskop krans-aalwyn (Afr.). Kirstenbosch NBG Aloe nubigena is small, soft-leaved and medium to ... 10 mm. The seeds are angular, 3 × 1,5 mm and dark brown. Aloe nubigena is one of the 24 grass aloe species confined to ...
Aloe gariepensis
PlantWerner Voigt Gariep aloe, Orange River aloe Karoo Desert NBG Aloe gariepensis is a tough plant that varies in size from ...
Aloiampelos commixta
PlantJulia Dabush Peninsula rambling aloe Kirstenbosch NBG The slender, intermingled stems of ... and most aloes flourish under high temperatures. All Aloe species need plenty of bright light, especially as fully ... other things the present day knowledge of the genus Aloe was being formulated. Hendrick Bernard Oldenland was ...
Aloe microstigma
PlantWerner Voigt Karoo aloe, small-spotted aloe (Eng.); karoo-aalwyn (Afr.) Karoo Desert NBG These ... the buds and open flowers may be uniformly red or yellow. Aloe microstigma is pollinated primarily by sunbirds ...