Small, shrubby, spidery arms, shade tolerant
Cactus and Succulents - Part Shade
Aloe barbadensis
Commonly grown for its thick gel-filled leaves, leaves can be trimmed to use as Aloe vera. Not frost-hardy, we recommend groing them indoor.
(For outdoor, we recommend Aloe arborescens, also grown commercially for it’s gel.)
Aloe bowiea
Dwarf aloe with dull green flowers. Stemless and clump-forming
Aloe brevifolia
Blue rosettes to 8″, spreads and mounds. Great as a groundcover or for rock gardens. Orange flowers.
Aloe buhrii
Large stemless rosette; thick leaves, partly upright – green in shade, red in sun
Aloe bulbillifera var. paulianae
Solitary and stemless, about 2 ft across with 2ft tall bloom stalks topped with bright orange flowers in winter, and plantlets along the bloom stalk. Coastal sun; shade further inland.
Aloe ciliaris
Aloiampelos ciliaris
Many vertical stems, vining/climbing to 10ft.
Aloe ciliaris “Firewall”
Aloiampelos ciliaris “Firewall”
Vertical stems to 3 feet tall, spreads wide. Orange flowers in late winter. “This plant can be used effectively on slopes, and provides a great barrier against fires when planted in wide enough swaths because of the tremendous amount of moisture stored in its leaves.”
Aloe classenii
Low growing Aloe, creeps along the ground. Wide pointed green leaves with marginal teeth shows reddish blush in sun. Pink flowers in winter.
Aloe cryptopoda
A. wickensii
Single rosette; vase-shaped, glossy dark-green leaves, to 3ft.
Aloe dawei
Clusters of elongated rosettes, can grow a thick trunk and large rosettes reaching 4ft tall. Red blooms. Greyish-green leaves turn reddish-brown in sun with red edged marginal teeth.
Aloe dawei hybrid
Clusters of elongated rosettes will grow 3 to 5 feet tall; red blooms
Aloe deltoideodonta
2ft rosettes, salmon flowers. Thick leaves.
Aloe deltoideodonta v. candicans
18″ rosettes, salmon flowers. Thick leaves.
Aloe dinteri
Stemless rosettes; dark leaves w/bands of white spots
Aloe distans
Scrambling Aloe with thick green leaves lined with yellow teeth. Each stem can reach over 3ft long with a 5in wide rosette at the end. Coral-pink flowers in late summer through fall.
Aloe gariepensis
Stemless rosettes to 3ft. Yellow/orange blooms.
Aloe glauca
Small blue clumping fan aloe
Aloe glauca “Namaqualand”
Grows a small trunk, 2-3ft tall. Lots of rosettes along the base. Bluish leaves, orange marginal teeth. 18″ tall bloom stalks with salmon-orange flowers.
Aloe harlana
Ethiopia. Makes a great houseplant with pink flowers, up to 7″ in diameter. Red in sun, green in shade. Juvenile spots remain in adult plants, indicating this may be a hybrid. Rosettes to 12″, toothy leaves.
Aloe haworthioides
Tiny with toothy leaves, slow clumping, many blooms
Aloe humilis
Small stemless warty aloe; dense clusters, summer blooms
Aloe humilis hybrid
Small, thick-leaved stemless aloe; dense clusters
Aloe ibitiensis
Stemless rosettes to 12″, generally solitary
Aloe immaculata
Large toothy aloe on short stem with multi-branched bloom stalks.
Aloe kedongensis
Upright growing with multiple stems, sometimes laying over prostrate with new stems appearing and growing up.
Aloe krapohliana
Medium stemless rosette, red trimmed in full sun
Aloe lineata v. lineata
6′ tall tree aloe, multiple compact rosettes, late winter bloomer
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.