Aloe Species

Per Kelly Griffin of San Diego, Ca, the Altman Plants Succulent Plant Development Manager:
"In habitat this plant hangs down and i...Read Moren all cases has recurved leaves. If your plant doesn't have recurved leaves then it is not Aloe squarrosa. This is on the island of Socotra. You still see Aloe juvenna mislabeled as this plant."

Two cuttings i was given last summer have rooted with pups and in typical easy Aloe fashion. Aloe squarrosa had no problems handling ~32F...Read More cold two nights in the eastbay area. Unusual color,a nice contrast to many succulents.

My a. squarrosa is also perfectly happy in full, brutal TX sun. It lives in the pocket of a strawberry pot. During rainy spells I cov...Read Moreer plant with a tarp for fear of it rotting. Don't know if necessary, but I take the precaution.

Attractive neat short-stemmed clustering aloe with stiff, markedly recurved pale green to yellow-green spotted leaves (some forms have no...Read More spots and are darker green)heavily armed with white marginal teeth. From the islands of Socotra, off Africa. In my zone this is a very slow growing aloe and very little growth is appreciable in 3 years in the garden. So far mine have not produced any offsets. Seems perfectly hardy in full, hot sun however.