Aloe Wickensii - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds BeansAloe is a genus containing about 400 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 are biennial
usually lasting through one season
more grey flecks that cover the plant even more than with the myriostigma
which are covered with a thin layer of whitish powder that helps to reflect away the hot sun's rays
the petals curled or quilled
rarely giving rise to side shoots from old areoles
Banana peppers are not the same as pepperoncini (which some erroneously refer to as banana peppers)
scented pink or white flowers in spring
red buds open to cream/green-white/orange flowers in Winter
Peony poppies are easy to grow flowers that cheer-up and add spark to even the most bland of gardens
The plant requires full sun
growing up to 10 metres tall