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Aloe speciosa

Plant
Common names: tilt-head aloe (Eng.); spaansaalwyn, slaphoringaalwyn (Afr.); ikhala (Xhosa)
Family: Asphodelaceae

tilt-head aloe (Eng.); spaansaalwyn, slaphoringaalwyn (Afr.); ikhala (Xhosa) Kirstenbosch NBG Aloe speciosa is a tall, erect aloe with a single or multiple stem and reaches a height of 3 ...

06/08/2007 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Aloe hardyi

Plant
Common names: Penge aloe
Family: Asphodelaceae

Penge aloe Kirstenbosch NBG Aloe hardyi is a fast growing aloe forming solitary rosettes hanging from cliff faces. Its ...

12/03/2007 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Aloe mitriformis

Plant
Common names: mitre aloe (Eng.); krans aalwyn (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

mitre aloe (Eng.); krans aalwyn (Afr.) Kirstenbosch NBG In its ... These aloes flower in summer from December to February. 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 ...

11/07/2005 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Aloe cryptopoda

Plant
Common names: tweekleur-aalwyn, geelaalwyn (Afrikaans)
Family: Asphodelaceae

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 ... not proliferates from basal stolons as in the related A. lutescens .It can be propagated both by division or seed. ...

07/06/2010 | | Lowveld NBG

Aloe linearifolia

Plant
Common names: dwarf yellow grass aloe (Eng.); inkhuphuyana (isiZulu)
Family: Asphodelaceae

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 ...

10/10/2011 | | KwaZulu-Natal NBG

Aloe gariepensis

Plant
Common names: Gariep aloe, Orange River aloe
Family: Asphodelaceae

Gariep aloe, Orange River aloe Karoo Desert NBG Aloe gariepensis is a tough plant that varies in size from ...

17/12/2012 | | Karoo Desert NBG

Aloe howmanii

Plant
Common names: Howman’s cliff aloe (Eng.); waaier-grasaalwyn (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

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 ...

06/11/2017 | | Kirstenbosch NBG

Aloe maculata

Plant
Common names: soap aloe (Eng.); bontaalwyn (Afr.); lekhala (S. Sesotho)
Family: Asphodelaceae

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 ...

02/08/2010 | | Free State NBG

Aloe cooperi

Plant
Common names: Cooper's Aloe (Eng.); isiPutumane, isiPhukutwane (isiZulu)
Family: Asphodelaceae

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 ...

26/03/2001 | | Walter Sisulu NBG

Aloe pluridens

Plant
Common names: French aloe (Eng.), Fransaalwyn, garaa (Afr.)
Family: Asphodelaceae

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 ...

09/07/2001 | | Walter Sisulu NBG

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