Aloe Petricola - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds Artemesia

Aloe Petricola - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds ArtemesiaAloe 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

positioning in full sun

It is a very hardy tree and has grey bark

but the Liliaceae have been split and the onion-like plants are now in the family Amaryllidaceae and asparagus in the Asparagaceae

yellow-orange flowers which spread downwards Winter-Spring

usually in 3 to 12 pairs

cone-shaped fruits are about 5cm long and 1

The bright yellow flowers are borne from June to July

exuding a reddish low quality gum

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

very prickly leaves

brownish leaves with dry twisted tips

1-3m climber/shrub