Aloe suprafoliataPole - Evans
Book Aloe , Book - leaved Aloe , Mustache Aloe
Family : AsphodelaceaeSubfamily : AsphodeloideaeGenus : Aloe
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Aloe suprafoliatais native toSouth Africa(Mpumalanga and KwaZulu - Natal ) andEswatini(formerly Swaziland ) . Usually , it occur in cracks in rock or near sheer cliffs in montane grassland .
Aloe suprafoliatais a commonly stemless or short - halt succulent with a unique growth habit that changes as it mature . The parting are arranged in two diametric rows until the first or second flowering , becoming spirally misrepresented and always in a dense rosette in mature specimen . They are bluish - unripened to bluish - gray near the base to ruby - brown near the apex . The leaves are lance - shaped with leeway arm with deltoid , sometimes bifid red - dark-brown teeth , and can acquire up to 16 in ( 40 cm ) recollective and 2.8 inches ( 7 curium ) astray .
Inflorescences are simple , usually 2 to 3 from a rosette , and can reach up to 3.3 foot ( 1 m ) in height . The blossom are brilliant pink , appraise up to 2 inch ( 5 atomic number 96 ) long , and come along in conical racemes in wintertime . The raceme can reach up to 12 column inch ( 25 centimetre ) in length and 4 inch ( 10 cm ) in diameter .
USDA hardiness zone9a to 11b : from 20 ° F ( −6.7 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
Aloeis a very forgiving plant . However , as with all succulents , Aloe must never be allowed to ride in stagnant water , and the plant should be carefully supervise to see for foretoken ofoverwatering . Water generously in the summer and near cease watering in the winter . Do not let piddle stand up in the rosettes .
Aloesare not in particular fast - grow and will only seldom require repotting . Repot the plant tipping over their jackpot or have cease growing in the spring . Use a tight - draining potting mixture with one - third of sand or pebble . When repot a large plant , carve up the root formal cautiously is potential . Some kind ofAloewill send off off - sets that can be pot independently .
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