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Botanical name |
Aloe pretoriensis |
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Other names |
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Family |
Asphodelaceae |
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Dimensions |
With inflorescence up to 3 m |
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Description of stem |
Leafless stem of 1 m, often not erect |
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Description of leaves |
Blue-green leaves in densely packed single rosettes; leaves inconspicuously lineate and smooth, often dying off early at the tips, but erect until they dry out; leaf edge armed with hard teeth |
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Description of flowers |
Very tall inflorescence branches attractively above the middle; racemes of pink to red flowers appear conical |
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Description of seed/fruit |
Dried perianth persists on the thin capsule |
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Description of roots |
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Variation |
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Propagation and cultivation |
Transplants reasonably well in sunny, well-drained sites; does not always last too well in the garden, maybe to do with watering(?) |
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Tolerances |
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Uses |
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Ecological rarity |
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Pests and diseases |
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Other |
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Location |
Rocky outcrops and hilly grassland |
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Distribution (SA provinces) |
Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
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Country |
South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe |
