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Aloe
'Lizard Lips'
Lizard Lips Aloe
| Family |
| Asphodelaceae |
| Genus |
| Aloe |
| Cultivar |
| 'Lizard Lips' |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1b |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 21 - 27 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 70 - 80 |
| Height |
| 15 cm |
| Spread |
| 20 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Grow indoors in containers or outdoors in rock gardens and desert gardens. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun to partial-shade. Well-drained porous soil. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Leaf Description |
| Rosettes of tapered leaves. Margins on the leaves that are teeth-like. |
| Flower Description |
| Tubular flowers on a tall spike. Blooms through-out the year. |
| Colour Description |
| The leaves are dark green with a mosaic pattern of lighter green. The margins of the leaves are cream and lined with tiny white "teeth". The flowers are orange. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The A.M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada as a potted plant. |
| Propagation |
| Stem-cuttings and offsets. Sow seeds in sandy soil. Seeds germinate in a few weeks at temperatures between 20 - 23°C. |
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