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.
Cactus and Succulents - Part Shade
Aloe ciliaris
Many vertical stems, vining/climbing to 10ft.
Aloe 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
Single rosette; vase-shaped, glossy green, 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 gariepensis
Stemless rosettes to 3ft. Yellow/orange blooms.
Aloe glauca
Small blue clumping fan aloe
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 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.
Aloe mudenensis
Clump-forming large rosettes, red in full sun, thick juicy leaves
Aloe mudenensis hybrid
Clump-forming large rosettes, red in full sun, thick juicy leaves
Aloe nobilis
South African – Probably a garden hybrid
Stemless rosettes to 12″ across, many pups; can form larger mounds.
Aloe nobilis “Variegata”
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 perrieri
Rare grass aloe, tapering leaves with small white spots. Red blooms are pendant on a wide-ranging bloom stalk.
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.