Aloe Lutescens - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds NymphaeaAloe 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. Growing to 0. 6m with single rosettes and branched red racemes. USDA Zone 10 Season to Sow Spring
Many non-Australian species tend to be thorny
The genus contains hundreds of distinct species
other varieties may have a branched or unbranched stem from which the fleshy leaves spring
It is a very hardy tree and is grown extensively in Zimbabwe and the Northern parts of South Africa
delicate white flower followed by masses of red berries in Summer
Growing to 40cm with single rosettes of tiny leaves and large beautiful deep-pink flowers in winter-spring
blue-green leaves occur at ground level and can resemble small stones
Excellent for salads and sandwiches
Some Aloes native to South Africa are arbore scent
A several stemmeddeciduous tree with red to grey bark
Exposed faces of tubercles
This subspecies occurs in Eastern Cape and southern KwaZulu-Natal