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 Sun
Aloe cameronii
Fast growing succulent shrub with numerous green leaves that turn bright red in full sun; less water will also provoke red in the leaves. Orange-red blooms in winter.
Aloe capitata v. quartzicola
Large stemless rosette, moderately spiny. Blush to dark red edges in full sun.
Aloe castilloniae
Cute spiny rosettes, dark burgundy colored in full sun. Orange flowers. Sprawling clusters, low to the ground.
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 congolensis
Small aloe grows low to the ground, forms tight clusters 2 to 4ft wide. Beautiful bright reds and pastel oranges in full sun. Green in shade.
Aloe deltoideodonta
2ft rosettes, salmon flowers. Thick leaves.
Aloe deltoideodonta v. candicans
18″ rosettes, salmon flowers. Thick leaves.
Aloe dichotoma
Namaqualand, South Africa. Stunning tree aloe with caudex trunk, multi-branched to 25ft in habitat. Yellow blooms. Smooth trunked. While cold-hardy, we have had more success growing this indoor in the San Francisco Bay Area, from seedlings to larger specimens.
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 divaricata
Red flowers in winter on branched inflorescence. Leaves turn coral red in full sun, with bright red marginal teeth. Narrow growing, can branch.
Aloe dorotheae
Rosettes clumping to 20″, marginal spines; Red in sun. Protect from heavy frost.
Aloe ferox
Single large toothy rosette on tall stalk, outdoor up to 8ft.
Aloe haworthioides
Tiny with toothy leaves, slow clumping, many blooms
Aloe hemmingii
Shiny green leaves with white spots and marginal red teeth. Rosettes to 10″.
Aloe hereroensis
Stemless solitary rosette to 20″ across; orange blooms; S. Africa
Aloe ibitiensis
Stemless rosettes to 12″, generally solitary
Aloe jucunda
Small aloe with glossy green triangular leaves, marginal teeth. Will blush red in sun. Sprawls along the ground. Pink flowers.
Aloe kedongensis
Upright growing with multiple stems, sometimes laying over prostrate with new stems appearing and growing up.
Aloe lineata v. muirii
Tight clumps of 1ft. rosettes, eventually forming a trunk.
Aloe longistyla
Solitary stemless aloe to 10″. Prefers full sun, little water
Aloe marlothii
Single very toothy rosette on trunk to10ft.; blue/green
Aloe melanacantha
Very toothy, solitary, stemless green aloe; red blooms
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 “Mercury”
Clump-forming large variegated spotted rosettes, red edges in full sun, thick juicy leaves.
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 perrieri
Rare grass aloe, tapering leaves with small white spots. Red blooms are pendant on a wide-ranging bloom stalk.
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
12ft in habitat (5ft. in Bay Area) large thick trunk, broad canopy