General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Spread: 12-14 inches
Leaves: Glaucous
Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Fruit: Dehiscent
Fruiting Time: Late winter or early spring
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Winter
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Provides winter interest
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Sow seeds in sandy soil. Seeds germinate in a few weeks at temperatures between 68 and 75 degrees F. Seedlings need moist but well-drained soil.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Offsets
Other: Stems cut below a node root easily. Cut a stem that has gotten leggy, let it dry out for at least a few hours to form a seal on the cut surface. Place the cutting in rooting medium kept moist, but not wet, until roots form.
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Aloe

Photo Gallery
Photo by peettee79
Photo by peettee79
Location: Baja California
Date: 2011-12-13
Location: Baja California
Date: 2018-04-22
First new leaves on this rooted cutting have spiny undersides (us
Location: Baja California
Date: 2018-02-16
Location: Baja California
Date: 2012-02-08
Location: Baja California
Date: 2016-02-11
Location: Baja California
Date: 2018-02-15
Immature fruit
Location: Baja California
Date: 2011-11-06
Location: Baja California
Date: 2016-04-06
Springtime colors in half-day sun
Location: Baja California
Location: Baja California
Date: 2016-03-31
Purple stress color at the start of spring in full sun
Location: Baja California
Date: 2011-02-06
Scented flowers
Location: Baja California
Date: 2014-01-13
Left side faces south
Comments:
  • Posted by Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on Feb 13, 2016 8:25 PM concerning plant:
    Attractive solitary highland aloe from Madagascar with a range of colors from bluish green to intense purple, depending on exposure, and red marginal spines. Excellent container plant for extreme exposure situations in mild climates. Will grow to no more than about 10-12 inches wide and prosper for years in a pot about that size. Attracts hummingbirds and bees in winter. Flowers are bright yellow, fragrant, and densely packed onto a a simple (rarely branched) cylindrical raceme. Fruit is squeezed in between bracts and may not be evident on casual inspection; it is opening when racemes begin to droop. Plant may be self fertile. A. conifera is closely related to A. betsileensis, a larger plant whose flowers are unscented and appear on branched inflorescences. It is intolerant of extreme heat.

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