Aloe Species

I recently bought one in 2g pot, looking forward to it blooming hopefully in Spring. I see it is touchy about water so it's in a corner ...Read Morewithout drip. Only gets shade after 3pm winter and probably 5 in hot summers in Coachella Valley CA.

I have an L section of sandy border with Aloe marlothii as the major focus in the corner. Striata and various small ones that pop blooms at various times. This is my 2nd year here and slowly adding to my garden borders.

Central Phoenix -- This (2014/15) was only the first winter for my Aloe dhufarensis, and it is under a 6 foot tall fabric cold frame, but...Read More the 26F freeze in December didn't seem to bother it. I first saw this plant at the Desert Botanical Garden and had trouble finding somewhere to buy one, finally locating it from Arid Lands in Tucson. My plant is growing in full winter shade and partial summer shade, with several hours of full afternoon sun -- a tough spot. It gets monthly summer water and none in winter. So far it is doing well.
And, it is still doing well after it's 2nd winter (2015/16).

This is now April 2021 and my original A. dhufarensis is medium sized now. I have added 4 more, all but one of which gets winter protection. Three of them are doing well. The 4th is in almost full sun and gets no winter protection, but gets more water -- every other week in summer. It is struggling, but growing slowly.

Solitary, stemless plant with very pale leaves of blue-grey, green-grey to nearly white. Not a good shade species.

Aloe dhufarensis is a lovely plant from Oman and a few specimens venturing into Yemen on the Saudi Arabian peninsula. It's a real workho...Read Morerse here in Arizona. The plants withstand full sun, hot temperatures and even fairly hard freezes. Flowers usually rise in April and continue through June depending on the clone. This is a great plant!