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Aloe mudenensis
Plant... occurs in winter to spring, depending where it grows. Aloes are well adapted in dry and hot environments and are ... It is also very suitable as a container plant and small aloes can be used very effectively as border plants at the edge of a bed. Although aloes can grow on rocky areas, their application in ...
... reach the canopy, exposing their leaves to the sun. Aloes are usually slow growers, but this species is the ... rainfall Western Cape gardens. Probably the easiest of all aloes, a branch can simply be cut and planted in a container ... fastest growing of all. Aloiampelos are closely related to aloes which, with few exceptions, are confined to Africa and ...
Aloe greenii
Plant... Ernst van Jaarsveld, this has also been observed in other aloes and is a survival strategy. The generic name Aloe is ... medicine for cleansing ceremonies and to treat livestock. Aloes are also used for iNtelezi (protective charms) to ward ... recorded traditional or cultural uses for A. greenii , aloes are used interchangeably for these purposes depending ...
Aloe neilcrouchii
Plant... belongs in the section Leptoaloe , a group of small aloes from mountainous, grassland habitat, commonly called grass aloes or slender aloes. Aloe neilcrouchii R.R.Klopper & Gideon F.Sm Aloe ...
Aloe ferox
Plant... In natural areas, monkeys and baboons will raid the aloes for nectar. Visitors usually leave adorned with large ... Aloe ferox may be grown from seed. Be aware that aloes will hybridise with any other aloe flowering at the ... years. The hard, black, resinous product is known as Cape aloes or aloe lump and is used mainly for its laxative ...
Aloe microstigma
Plant... on plants once a month. Another good plant food for aloes is bone meal. Bone meal is mixed in the soil and works wonders especially when planting or transplanting aloes. The scientific name accurately describes the ... and Socotra. About 126 of these occur in South Africa. Aloes were traditionally grouped with other lily-like plants ...
Aloe melanacantha
Plant... even in old specimens, hence classified as stem-less aloes. The leaves are narrowly triangular, up to 250 mm long ... opening, and bloom in the winter (May-June). As with other aloes, the seeds are typically winged, small, up to 3 mm and ... is placed in an artificial group of stemless aloes which are mostly unrelated but share a stemless or ...
Aloe rouxii
Plant... of its status. Aloe rouxii belongs to a group of aloes known as Leptoaloe . These small aloes usually grow in grassland and are adapted to sporadic ... an insulator against excessive heat or winter cold. Grass aloes when not in flower, are difficult to spot, as they ...
Aloe dabenorisana
Plant... Dabenorisberg. Aloe dabenorisana belongs to a group of 7 aloes belonging to Prolongatae series Mitriformis (Reynolds ... perfoliata ), is the most widespread and well known. These aloes are mostly confined to regions with winter rainfall, ... of the Hunsberge (southern Namibia). Of this group of aloes 3 of the 6 grow only on sheer cliffs, A. meyeri and A. ...
Toxic soils and aloe colours
Information Library itemSource: Veld & Flora 86(1)291 | Copyright: Botanical Society
Pale and interesting aloes that occur on metal-rich soils. These populations occur ... intrusions. Cloete Elize Plumstead Emile serpentine aloes Botanical Society Toxic soils and aloe colours ...