Aloe Species Seeds
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Aloe 'Big Mac' Big maculate' aloe. A robust, large-growing, shrubby aloe hybrid likely derived from a cross between Aloe maculata (Soap Aloe) and Aloe arborescens (Torch Aloe).
Growth Habit & Form: Forms massive, dense clusters that reach 4 to 5 feet tall and wide. Individual rosettes spread roughly 18 inches across.
Foliage: Thick, fleshy, dull-green leaves with light H-shaped spots (inherited from A. maculata). Under high sun or drought stress, the foliage flushes with attractive purplish, maroon, or reddish tones.
Bloom: In spring, it sends up stout, sparingly branched inflorescences bearing dark tubular red flowers that sit well above the main canopy, drawing in hummingbirds and other pollinators.
Landscape Role: Because of its bulk, it functions well as a durable architectural specimen, visual accent, or barrier planting in xeriscapes and arid gardens.
Aloe africana. Large aloe that grows up on a single trunk to 4 to 6 feet tall. Wide rosettes of long gracefully-recurved and relatively narrow leaves.
Aloe branddraaiensis. USDA: 10-11. Light shade. Moderate water summer. Heat tolerant. Hardy to 32° F. Summer grower. Coral red buds with yellow petal margins. Origin: South Africa.
Aloe brevifolia
Aloe camperi (USDA: 9b-10). Bright green, no spots. Best in filtered sun. Heat tolerant. Hardy to 28°F. Little water. Clumping aloe colony grows to 3' tall; 6' diameter. Native to the regions of Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Aloe comptonii
Aloe falcata. USDA: 9b-11. Hardy to 29° F. Light shade Winter grower, provide some winter water. Clumping rossettes 2' diameter. Red flowers. Origin: South Africa.
Aloe marlothii
Aloe microstigma
Aloe reitzii
Aloe rudikoppe 'Little Gem'
Aloe saponaria (Giant form). Sunset: 8,9,12-24. Light shade in hottest gardens. Heat tolerant. Hardy to 24 F. Little water. Clustering rosettes, each rosette 30" wide.
Aloe sinkatana
Aloe hybrids mix (Small varieties)
Aloe species assorted: Aloe ferox, comptonii, gariepensis, greenii, perryi, thraskii, striata, wickensii and others.
Aloe spectabilis.
