Aloe Maculata - Soap Aloe - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds Onion

Aloe Maculata - Soap Aloe - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds OnionAloe 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

borne in clusters

referring to the dimorphic cypselae

They grow up to 12kg's

Members of this family lure

Light trimming will retain the compact form after flowering

The name "lily" is applied to a number of plants that are not at all closely related

This is a great way to keep track of the type of plant

Succulent plants

Birds such as the louries and the black-eyed bulbuls love the fruits of a Dovyalis caffra

attractive

in cymes of 2-9 flowers

long flowers in spikes