Perennials, Tropicals > Aloe > Aloe dorotheae > Aloe dorotheae
Aloe dorotheae
Sunset Aloe, Crimson Aloe
Origin: Native to Tanzania. Listed as a critically endangered species.
| Family |
| Asphodelaceae |
| Genus |
| Aloe |
| Species |
| dorotheae |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10 - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c - H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 1.1 - 10 °C |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 30 - 50 °F |
| Height |
| 15 - 30 cm |
| Spread |
| 30 - 60 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Beds, borders, ground cover, patios, and containers. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Habitat |
| Rocky areas. |
| Leaf Description |
| Shiny, greenish yellow to bright orange red often with some white spotting when young and stiff spines along the margins. |
| Flower Description |
| Simple spike 60 cm, with small red flower-lets, with a yellow-green trim at the outside edge. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. |
| Propagation |
| By seed or division of offsets. |
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