Occurs in a restricted area near Clanwilliam in the Western Cape of South Africa at 300-600m (990-2000ft). It is vulnerable due to small ...Read Moreworld populations. Comosa means "bearing a tuft of leaves" and commonly its also called the Clanwilliam aloe.
This Aloe seems to like the arid conditions of the Phoenix area in Arizona. The plant in my photos is rather small but has flowered at l...Read Moreeast twice prior and this year sent up TWO inflors. This plant is in the yard of a friend and we're both rather surprised it survived the evil frost of 2007.
Aloe comosa, by the way, does not sucker. ;-)
I have grown quite a number these of these. some were acquired at fairly mature sizes. Several grown from 4 inch potted seedlings have ...Read Moregrown to flowering size in 3 years. Two plants have grown to over 40" tall and flower with 6ft spikes every year. These are in San Diego County 7 miles from pacific coast..
In Southern California these should not be given any water from the top for the first couple of months in the summer. The morning dew will stand in the growth center of the plant. The growth center is highly vulnerable during this period of the summer and rot sets in within a day or so.
I water it lightly from the base beginning in late August. Light June rain can cause rot if the growth center is not dried as soon as possible.
Attractive short-stemmed aloe with pale blue-green leaves to pink in winter. Has some spines up middle of ventral leaf surface, and marg...Read Moreinal spines. Enventually, with many years, will form an unbranched trunk. Rare in cultivation, as well as the wild. Most distinguishing characteristic (which I have yet to witness) are the exceptionally tall, unbranched racemes of pale pink flowers in summer (flowers can be up to 9' tall)... as Porphyrostachys mentioned, does not sucker (not sure why I said it did, earlier).
Now that I have grown one of these for over 6 years I can confidently claim that this is one of the slowest growing aloes on the planet (at least in my climate)! My seedling has put on 3 leaves in 6 years and at this rate it will be flowering long after the planet has been covered by ice again.
Occurs in a restricted area near Clanwilliam in the Western Cape of South Africa at 300-600m (990-2000ft). It is vulnerable due to small ...Read More
This Aloe seems to like the arid conditions of the Phoenix area in Arizona. The plant in my photos is rather small but has flowered at l...Read More
I have grown quite a number these of these. some were acquired at fairly mature sizes. Several grown from 4 inch potted seedlings have ...Read More
Attractive short-stemmed aloe with pale blue-green leaves to pink in winter. Has some spines up middle of ventral leaf surface, and marg...Read More