Clustering species with showy marginal teeth and highly spotted thick recurved leaves. Orange blooms in the fall. Excellent shade tolerant Aloe for under Oaks.
Cactus and Succulents - Part Shade
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.
Aloe saponaria hybrid
Aggressive low pupper, shade tolerant, burgundy/brown teeth and leaf edges in full sun.
Aloe sinkatana
Small stemless clumps 2-3ft.; orange-yellow flowers
Aloe somaliensis
Stemless rosettes w/spotted dark-green leaves, pink blooms
Aloe spinosissima
Low mounding hybrid with green leaves, marginal teeth
Aloe striata
Large clumping rosettes, shade tolerant, brighter in sun
Aloe striata hybrid
A. striata x maculata
Large clumping rosettes, green spotted leaves, red-edged in sun
Aloe striata ssp. karasbergensis
Large rosettes, narrow toothy thick leaves, red-edged in sun.
Aloe striatula
Aloiampelos striatula
Shrubby, scrubby aloe with stalks to 6′, branching from the ground
Aloe succotrina
Great shaped spinning thin-leafed rosettes, medium, some shade
Aloe tenuior
Aloiampelos tenuior
Shrubby aloe with stalks to 6′, branching profusely from the ground
Aloe thraskii
Single stem, tree aloe; bright green in the shade
Aloe variegata
Stemless elongated rosettes to 8″h., dark leaves w/bands of white spots
Aloe zanzibarica
A. zanzibarica squarrosa, A. “Zanzibar”, A. juvenna
Small diameter, tall rosettes clumped close. Lime green with marginal teeth. Orange-red blooms. Great in rock gardens, can form trailing stems.
Aloinopsis rosulata
Small, jewel-like mesemb with the smoothest leaves of the Titanopsis group of the Ruschieae tribe of the Iceplants (Aizoaceae). Winter growing. Yellow flowers with red-striped petals. Will grow a thickened taproot. Prefers very rocky soils.
Aloinopsis setifera
Small, jewel-like mesemb with angular bumpy leaves. Yellow flowers in winter. Leaves turn purplish in full sun.
Anacampseros “Rainbow”
A. rufescens “Rainbow”
Small purple, yellow, green leaves; pink pendant flowers
Anacampseros baeseckei
Small stacked green leaves, covered in a light coating of hairs. Erect columnar stems. Purple Flowers.
Anacampseros gigantea
Small purple-green leaves, small hairs; pink pendant flowers
Anacampseros rufescens
Tiny green leaves, stems to 4″l; tiny caudex, small hairs. Pink flowers require heat above 80F to open.
Ananas lucidus
Tropical terrestrial bromeliad in the Pineapple family; evergreen to 4’t.
Antimima fenestrata
Purple flowers on the branch tips. Forms dense mounds, grows in limestone outcrops.