Cactus and Succulents - Full Sun

Aloe kedongensis

Upright growing with multiple stems, sometimes laying over prostrate with new stems appearing and growing up.

 

Aloe longistyla

Solitary stemless aloe to 10″. Prefers full sun, little water

Aloe maculata

A. saponaria

Agressive low pupper, shade tolerant, brown edge teeth, red in full sun

Aloe maculata “Jack O Lantern”

Clustering species with showy marginal teeth and highly spotted thick recurved leaves. Orange blooms in the fall. Excellent shade tolerant Aloe for under Oaks.

Aloe marlothii

Single very toothy rosette on trunk to10ft.; blue/green

Aloe microstigma

Generally solitary, 1-2ft. Turns coral red in full sun. Large number of bloom spikes, huge arrays of yellow and orange flowers.

Aloe mudenensis

Clump-forming large rosettes, red in full sun, thick juicy leaves

Aloe nobilis

A. mitriformis x A. brevifolia

Stemless rosettes to 12″ across, many pups; can form larger mounds.

Aloe nobilis “Gold Tooth”

Green rosettes that will get bright orange in full sun, especially at the tips. Sharp but flexible teeth running along the edges with a few in spots on the inside of the leaves.

Aloe nobilis “Variegata”

A. mitriformis x A. brevifolia

Stemless rosettes to 12″ across, strongly variegated leaves, many pups; can form larger mounds.

Aloe peglerae

18″ across. Cold hardy w/very fast draining soil. Open in Shade, closed rosette in full sun. Stemless, spiny.

Aloe perfoliata

A. mitriformis

Blue rosettes glow bright pink in full sun. A creeping aloe, it sends out long creeping stems over rocky areas, with large solitary rosettes at the ends.

Aloe petricola

Medium stemless aloe with 2 ft. rosette. Will grow moderately spiny. From rocky, open grasslands of Northern South Africa. Blooms on an abundance of very tall racemes start off orange and open to yellow.

Aloe plicatilis

Kumara plicatilis

12ft in habitat (5ft. in Bay Area) with fan shaped leaf rosettes, a large thick stout trunk, and broad canopy.
Member of the Asphodelaceae

Habitat:
Restricted to mountainous regions in the Western Cape, South Africa, from northern Elandskloof to Southern Franschhoek. Grows in the winter rainfall region and is relatively coastal.

Cultivation:
These plants can do well in pots when small, but do best in the landscape where they can grow in to a beautiful focal point of any xeric garden. They should be planted in well draining soil, and appreciate winter water during their active growing season. These plants require much less water in the summer, when dormant, and a well-established plant may survive without summer irrigation. This makes them an ideal plant for our dry Mediterranean climate.

Aloe polyphylla

Stemless rosette to 3ft with bright salmon bloomstalks. Leaves spiral as they grow, after the first few years. Rot prone when young.

Aloe reitzii

Single large stemless rosette, bluish; long tubular pink flowers point downwards

Aloe rudikoppe

(Aloe “Rooikappie”)

2 to 3 foot stemless rosette. Blooms in winter with densely flowered compact spray of orange tubular blooms. Will form small clumps.

Aloe rupestris

Large upright tree aloe with large rosette and huge upright branched bloom sprays in winter covered in orange tubular flowers.

Aloe sabaea

A rare small tree aloe that has a curving unbranched trunk, long, draping pale green leaves that curl down gracefully. Winter bloomer with bright orange dense multi-flowered inflorescence.

Aloe salm-dyckiana

A. arborescens x ferox hybrid

Can get 8ft. tall; branching inflorescence, red blooms.

 

Aloe saponaria hybrid

Aggressive low pupper, shade tolerant, burgundy/brown teeth and leaf edges in full sun.