Aristaloe aristata
Stemless rosettes to 6″ across; Bright orange/peach flowers on 2ft bloomstalk.
Aristaloe aristata
Stemless rosettes to 6″ across; Bright orange/peach flowers on 2ft bloomstalk.
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.)
A. bainesii
Branching tree to 50’+ tall, trunks to 10′ dia.; dark green recurved leaves
Dwarf aloe with dull green flowers. Stemless and clump-forming
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.
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.
Large stemless rosette, moderately spiny. Blush to dark red edges in full sun.
Cute spiny rosettes, dark burgundy colored in full sun. Orange flowers. Sprawling clusters, low to the ground.
Low growing Aloe, creeps along the ground. Wide pointed green leaves with marginal teeth shows reddish blush in sun. Pink flowers in winter.
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.
2ft rosettes, salmon flowers. Thick leaves.
18″ rosettes, salmon flowers. Thick leaves.
Small clustering aloe with dark green striped leaves. Unbranched salmon flower spikes in summer thru fall. 1-2ft rosettes, coral flowers.
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.
Stemless rosettes; dark leaves w/bands of white spots
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.
Red flowers in winter on branched inflorescence. Leaves turn coral red in full sun, with bright red marginal teeth. Narrow growing, can branch.
Rosettes clumping to 20″, marginal spines; Red in sun. Protect from heavy frost.
Single large toothy rosette on tall stalk, outdoor up to 8ft.
Tiny with toothy leaves, slow clumping, many blooms
Shiny green leaves with white spots and marginal red teeth. Rosettes to 10″.
Stemless solitary rosette to 20″ across; orange blooms; S. Africa
Stemless rosettes to 12″, generally solitary
Small aloe with glossy green triangular leaves, marginal teeth. Will blush red in sun. Sprawls along the ground. Pink flowers.
Upright growing with multiple stems, sometimes laying over prostrate with new stems appearing and growing up.
Tight clumps of 1ft. rosettes, eventually forming a trunk.
Solitary stemless aloe to 10″. Prefers full sun, little water
Single very toothy rosette on trunk to10ft.; blue/green
Very toothy, solitary, stemless green aloe; red blooms