Aloe Species

Madagascan native with extremely narrow, flattened leaves lined with prominent, closely spaced, thin, almost hairlike teeth. Leaves them...Read Moreselves dull green to purplish. Almost looks like a grass aloe. Plants usually solitary but can occasionally divide. It is reportedly easy to grow, but I have not seen it offered often for sale.

This species doesn't thrive in excessive heat like that experienced in the Phoenix area during the summer. It seems these higher elevati...Read Moreon Malagasy Aloes (inexpectata, droseroides, pronkii, conifera, madecassa, capitata var. cipolinicola, cryptoflora, etc.) suffer "heat rot" when the temperatures are consistently near 110 degrees. They're used to cooler temperatures in their native habitat and tend to fail after a few years unless kept indoors or in a greenhouse with a cooling system in Phoenix.