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Aloe excelsa


Zimbabwe Aloe, Noble Aloe




Origin:  Native to Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, and Northwestern South Africa.
Family
Asphodelaceae
Genus
Aloe
Species
excelsa
Category
Perennials, Tropicals
USDA Hardiness Zone
9a - 11
Canadian Hardiness Zone
Requires cold season protection under glass.
RHS Hardiness Zone
H1c-H3
Temperature (°C)
(-3.8)- 4.5
Temperature (°F)
25 - 40
Height
Typically 3 m but can reach 6 m.
Spread
60 - 120 cm
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
General Description
A tall aloe, reaching up to 6 m, although 3 m is a more common height.
Landscape
Ideal for rock gardens, arid landscapes, as a container plant, in mass arid plantings, as a potted indoor or patio plant or as a specimen.
Cultivation
Requires well-drained, neutral, sandy potting soil in full sun to partial shade. Requires protection from any harsh weather conditions.
Shape
Upright-spreading.
Growth
Fast
Pests
Spider mites, mealy bugs, scale insects and aphid species.
Habitat
Dry mountain slopes.
Leaf Description
A compact rosette at the top, becoming recurved and up to 1 m long, dark green in summer and succulent, up to 3 cm thick at the centre.
Flower Description
The flowers are produced in summer on a spike up to 90 cm tall, each flower pendulous, with a tubular corolla 2 - 3 cm long.
Texture Description
Similar to some other Aloe species, young plants have a great number of spines over their leaf surfaces.
Notable Specimens
Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida, United States of America.
Propagation
Division of clumps.
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