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Botanical name |
Aloe vanbalenii |
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Other names |
Van Balen's aloe |
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Family |
Asphodelaceae |
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Dimensions |
Usually stemless or with a short stem |
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Description of stem |
The short stems divide at ground level into multiplying clusters of rosettes |
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Description of leaves |
The slender, channelled, recurving and sideways twisted leaves are coppery brown in exposed areas, greener in shade; fine teeth on the leaf margins only |
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Description of flowers |
Two or three cone-shaped racemes per inflorescence; yellow, orange or red flowers are found; winter to spring |
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Description of seed/fruit |
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Description of roots |
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Variation |
Flower colour variations; leaves green in shade, reddish in full sun |
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Propagation and cultivation |
Grows easily from seed; full sun or partly in shade |
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Tolerances |
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Uses |
Popular garden subject |
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Ecological rarity |
Not threatened |
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Pests and diseases |
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Other |
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Location |
Dry, rocky hills and mountains in exposed areas and among bushes |
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Distribution (SA provinces) |
KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga |
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Country |
South Africa |