Aloe Krapohliana - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds HerbAloe 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
Dense rosette
Growing to 40cm with single rosettes of tiny leaves and large beautiful deep-pink flowers in winter-spring
It makes a very good bonsai specimen and is quick growing
grey spines in axillary pairs
sometimes confined to middle of tubercle faces instead of extending to tips
containing toxic calcium oxalate crystals
Nymphaea (Egyptian lotuses) are also not related to the Chinese and Indian lotus of genus Nelumbo
referring to the African monkey that consumes the corms of plants in the genus
Naturally found in grassland in Natal
Highly disease resistant plant in spring for best results
Season to Sow - Autumn / Spring
Copes well in both semi sunny and sunny environments
