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Aloe rouxii

Plant
Common names: Low's Creek grass aloe (Eng.); grasaalwyn (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

Low's Creek grass aloe (Eng.); grasaalwyn (Afr.) Kirstenbosch NBG Plants are ... early winter (April to June in the southern hemisphere). Aloe rouxii is pollinated by local sunbirds. The plant ... just before the onset of the summer rains. Asphodelaceae Aloe rouxii is a difficult plant in cultivation because of ...

03/07/2017 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Aloe lineata var. muiri

Plant
Common names: Muir's striped aloe (Eng.); streepaalwyn (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

Muir's striped aloe (Eng.); streepaalwyn (Afr.) Karoo Desert NBG Aloe lineata var. muirii is a succulent plant with a single ... open, are pendent and unprotected. The succulent leaves of Aloe lineata var . muirii hold plenty of moisture, and supply ...

04/06/2018 | | Karoo Desert NBG

Aloe kamnelii

Plant
Common names: Doorn River aloe (Eng.); Doringrivier-aalwyn (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

Doorn River aloe (Eng.); Doringrivier-aalwyn (Afr.) Kirstenbosch NBG ... pallens , Ruschia caroli and Tylecodon paniculatus . Aloe kamnelii proliferates from the base, forming dense ... of the plants through the dry summer months. Asphodelaceae Aloe kamnelii is easily grown both from cuttings or ...

09/07/2018 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Aloe zebrina

Plant
Common names: zebra leaf aloe, spotted aloe (Eng.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

zebra leaf aloe, spotted aloe (Eng.) Kirstenbosch NBG Aloe zebrina is a small, variable, compact succulent. ...

24/01/2011 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Aloe reitzii var. vernalis

Plant
Common names: Vryheid aloe
Family: Asphodelaceae

Vryheid aloe CREW Aloe reitzii var. vernalis is a succulent that reaches about ... they split open to release brown to black, mature seeds.  Aloe reitzii var reitzii differs from this variety in having ...

11/12/2017 | | CREW

Aloe khamiesensis

Plant
Common names: Khamiesberg aloe (Eng.); Kamiesberg-aalwyn, tweederly (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

Khamiesberg aloe (Eng.); Kamiesberg-aalwyn, tweederly (Afr.) Harold Porter NBG Aloe khamiesensis are erect plants that can easily attain a ... tubular, orange-red flowers with greenish yellow tips. Aloe khamiesensis flowers from June to August. As with other ...

27/09/2010 | | Harold Porter NBG

Aloe melanacantha

Plant
Common names: black-thorn aloe, small mountain aloe (Eng.); swartdoringaalywn kleinbergaalwyn, goree (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

black-thorn aloe, small mountain aloe (Eng.); swartdoringaalywn kleinbergaalwyn, goree (Afr.) ... margins and keel are unmistakable identification clues of Aloe melanacantha or goree as it is known by the locals in ...

25/06/2007 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Aloe krapohliana

Plant
Common names: Krapohl's aloe
Family: Asphodelaceae

Krapohl's aloe Harold Porter NBG Aloe krapohliana is classified as a dwarf aloe and reaches a height of no more than 250 mm. Plants may ...

18/05/2009 | | Harold Porter NBG

Aloe pearsonii

Plant
Common names: Pearson's aloe
Family: Asphodelaceae

Pearson's aloe Kirstenbosch NBG They are densely branched and erect ... Flower colour is varied from red, yellow and red-yellow. Aloe pearsonii is summer flowering (Dec.-Jan.). As with other ... of the extreme heat, normally around February to March. Aloe pearsonii produces nectar and is pollinated by ...

26/11/2007 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Aloe longistyla

Plant
Common names: Karoo aloe (Eng.); ramenas, Karoo-aalwyn (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

Karoo aloe (Eng.); ramenas, Karoo-aalwyn (Afr.) Harold Porter NBG Aloe longistyla is a dwarf aloe, characterized by its exceptionally small rosettes. ...

01/06/2009 | | Harold Porter NBG

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