... Richard Boon, Roy Caister and Suvarna Parbhoo Mohan. Aloe pruinosa is a solitary succulent with a short stem ... A plant may produce 1 to 3 inflorescences in a season. Aloe pruinosa may be confused with Aloe greenii , which is a smaller plant with rosettes only ...

... Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden March 2001 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 ... rocky areas, mainly in Natal, Swaziland and Mpumalanga. Aloe Aloe cooperi grows well in cultivation. In warm areas ...

... Sisulu National Botanical Garden July 2001   The bitter aloe will reach 2-3 metres in height with the leaves arranged ... of the country this may be delayed until September. This aloe forms a beautiful display and attracts many bird species ... garden specimen plant and is adaptable to many conditions. Aloe ferox is a tall single-stemmed aloe which has a wide ...

... Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden December 2001 Aloe verecunda plants form dense clumps up to about 30 cm ... The margins of the leaves are armed with soft white teeth. Aloe verecunda is deciduous and loses all its leaves in ... becoming pendulous when open. This well-known grass aloe is commonly found along rocky ridges and rocky slopes on ...

... Garden March 2002 The most striking feature of this aloe is the perfect spiral in which the leaves are arranged. ... compact. Plants usually flower in spring and early summer. Aloe polyphylla  grows in high altitude grassland, between ... plants are sometimes also under snow in winter. The spiral aloe grows in basalt rock crevices on very steep slopes with ...

... & Kirstenbosch NBG May 2001 updated May 2004 The krantz aloe develops into a multiheaded shrub 2 -3m high with ... flowers also attract bees. The species formerly known as Aloe mutabilis is now regarded as a synonym of Aloe arborescens . It is a cliff dwelling form with smaller, ...

... Afrikaans common name, puin aalwyn , meaning rubble aloe. Aloe mitriformis is pollinated by sugarbirds as well as ... Kumara plicatilis , previously known as A. plicatilis (fan aloe). It is a known fact that the roots and stems of these ...

... Oliver Karoo Desert National Botanical Gardens July 2006 Aloe comosa is a single-stemmed aloe that under favourable conditions can reach a height of 2 ... pink hue on the upper parts. What makes this particularly aloe interesting is the fact that it flowers during the ...

... and Ernst van Jaarsveld for helping with information on Aloe broomii in general and on its cultivation and ... of the article; Philip Nel for sharing his photograph of Aloe broomii in habitat.   Aloe broomii is a short-stemmed, robust aloe reaching a ...

... margins and keel are unmistakable identification clues of Aloe melanacantha or goree as it is known by the locals in ... when ripe. Seeds ripen normally around August-September. Aloe melanacantha grows in rocky or sandy soils, mostly ... the Namaqualand and Succulent Karoo veld of South Africa. Aloe melanacantha produces nectar and is pollinated by sun ...