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.
Cactus and Succulents - Part Sun
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 hereroensis
Stemless solitary rosette to 20″ across; orange blooms; S. Africa
Aloe ibitiensis
Stemless rosettes to 12″, generally solitary
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 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 very tall racemes start off orange and open to yellow.
Aloe plicatilis
12ft in habitat (5ft. in Bay Area) large thick trunk, broad canopy
Aloe polyphylla
Stemless rosette to 3ft; Bright salmon bloomstalks
Aloe ramosissima
6ft. branchy tree, upright, full sun, slow growing
Aloe rupestris
Large upright tree aloe with large rosette and huge upright branched bloom sprays in winter covered in orange tubular flowers.
Aloe salm-dyckiana
A. arborescens x ferox hybrid
Can get 8ft. tall; branching inflorescence, red blooms.
Aloe somaliensis var. marmorata
15-18″ rosettes, spotted green leaves.
Aloe speciosa
Single head tree to 12-15ft.; blue-green red-edged leaves.
Aloe suprafoliata
Large solitary rosettes, Deep scarlet flowers on a silvery bloom stalk.
Aloe variegata
Stemless elongated rosettes to 8″h., dark leaves w/bands of white spots
Aloinopsis malherbei
Small clumper, thick open green leaves with small tubercles at margins
Aloinopsis schooneesii
Small dense clumps of speckled blue-green leaves sit on large tuberous roots, which can be esposed over time to form an unusual bonsai. Yellow flowers in spring.
Aloinopsis villetii
Small clumper, thick open leaves, winter-growing, keep dry in summer
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.
Antimima granitica
Low-growing groundcover mesemb, great for hanging pots.
Astroloba foliosa
2″ rosettes grow to 12″h.; pups at base; light-shade, protect from frost