Aloe petricola


Scientific Name: Aloe petricola Pole Evans
Family: Asphodelaceae
(Aloe petricola)
Aloe petricola at the Huntington Gardens in early July
Recommended Temperature Zone:
USDA: 9b-12

Sun Exposure: Full sun to light shade

Origin: South Africa (small area of Mpumalanga)

Growth Habits: Slowly clumping rosettes

(Aloe petricola)


Blooming Habits:
The inflorescence is distinctly bicolor red and cream. This is the result of the fact that the buds are red and the open flowers are creamy white. In the flower picture taken at the Huntington at the end of December (HBG 6594), none of the flowers have opened yet.

Culture:
The species name 'petricola' means that it 'grows in rocky places'.


 

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