Tropicals > Aloe > Aloe perfoliata > Aloe perfoliata
Aloe perfoliata
Rubble Aloe, Mitre Aloe
Origin: Western Cape, South Africa.
| Family |
| Asphodelaceae |
| Genus |
| Aloe |
| Species |
| perfoliata |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Synonyms |
| Aloe mitriformis |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9b - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Cool season protection under glass. |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 10 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 50 |
| Height |
| 0.2 - 0.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Full to partial sun in well-drained soil of any acidity. Keep warm under glass in winter. |
| Shape |
| Clumping. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| ID Characteristic |
| A small clumping Aloe that forms vivid, bursting crimson red blooms in late summer. |
| Leaf Description |
| Stout, triangular-shaped leaves that form in rosettes with small spines along the edges. |
| Flower Description |
| Masses of terminal blooms on single stems come in late summer. |
| Colour Description |
| Predominantly vivid green leaves that will change to a crimson red in the late summer to autumn. Red bursting flowers appear on darker brown branches in late summer. |
| Texture Description |
| Smooth with spines. |
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