Aloe Gerstneri - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds NymphaeaAloe is a genus containing about 500 species of flowering succulent plants. The most common and well known of these is Aloe vera, or "true aloe". The genus is native to Africa, and is common in South Africa's Cape Province, the mountains of tropical Africa, and neighbouring areas such as Madagascar, the Arabian peninsula, and the islands of Africa. Most Aloe species have a rosette of large, thick, fleshy leaves. The leaves are often lance shaped with
Plants grow to about 80-100cm high and has a continuous harvest
primarily in sunny locations
other varieties may have a branched or unbranched stem from which the fleshy leaves spring
Sugar birds are drawn to these flowers in winter where they feed on the nectar produced by the flowers
Growing to a massive 10m vigorous large-leaved climber
single red flowers in raceme in Summer
Light trimming will retain the compact form after flowering
The peppers ripen from a dark green to rust red
deciduous grass aloe
They are planted in autumn or early spring and produce huge double 4-5 inch deeply frilled flowers on sturdy
Exposed faces of tubercles
A feature of the Kameeldoring are the very attractive flowers and pods
