Naturally it is mostly restricted to the mountains of Mpumalanga in SA. Main flowering from Late winter. Google earth location 25° 5'44...Read More.55"S ; 30°32'4.54"E for the mountain ranges. Wonderfull aloe.
One of the tree Aloes from South Africa. It looks a lot like a tree form of Aloe vanbellenii (which splits and branches, and this one do...Read Morees not appear to). These solitary tree aloes have retained dried leaves on the trunks. Flowers in mid winter are simple, tall, unbranching (though often many racemes on each plant) and have bright yellow flowers along the raceme, usually on one side (sunny side) before the other. This is spectacular aloe, and recently (early 2000) becoming more available. It's a moderately fast grower.
As adults, this plant can sometimes get confused with Aloe thraskii or Aloe angelica, but the flowers of those two are very different. Aloe vaotsanda can also look a bit like this, but is from a different area of the world (Madagascar) and its flowers also differ a lot. Also Aloe vaotsanda is quite different as a seedling having long, thin leaves as opposed to thick, fleshy arching leaves.
Naturally it is mostly restricted to the mountains of Mpumalanga in SA. Main flowering from Late winter. Google earth location 25° 5'44...Read More
This plant grows well in full sun in Southern California. It is easily rooted in potting soil with warmth.
One of the tree Aloes from South Africa. It looks a lot like a tree form of Aloe vanbellenii (which splits and branches, and this one do...Read More