Aloe Pretoriensis - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds Exotic Cacti

Aloe Pretoriensis - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds Exotic CactiAloe 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

spots on upper Surface

However it is very adaptable to wet or dry sites but is not tolerant to high pH soils

whose genus name stands for "similar to an Aloe"

mauve pea-like flowers in Spring

It is a large dry season-deciduous or semi-evergreen tree up to 30 m tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 3 m

These have perianth segments which are less than 50 mm in length

Can be direct-sown in 10 to 15-cm pots and bowls

and can be fussy about too much water at the wrong time

Banana peppers are typically yellow

and are borne

also known as White Thorn is a flowering tree which can grow up to 25m tall

The 2-inch flowers are complimented by deep green shiny leaves creating a rich background for the richly dark flowers