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Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: 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: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Aloe
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Kumara haemanthifolia
  • Synonym: Aloe haemanthifolia

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Location: Hortus Botanicus Leiden
Date: 2022-03-26
Location: Cape mountaintops South Africa
Date: 2004-09-19
Photo courtesy of: Abu Shawka
Location: Cape mountaintops South Africa
Date: 2004-09-19
Photo courtesy of: Abu Shawka
Location: Cape mountaintops South Africa
Date: 2004-09-19
Photo courtesy of: Abu Shawka
Location: Cape mountaintops South Africa
Date: 2004-09-19
Photo courtesy of: Abu Shawka
Location: Cape mountaintops South Africa
Date: 2004-09-19
Photo courtesy of: Abu Shawka
Comments:
  • Posted by Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on Jul 17, 2019 7:08 PM concerning plant:
    Unusual stemless, suckering aloe with rounded green leaves in a distichous pattern. Leaf margins are red and toothless. This is one of two species recently split from Aloe into Kumara (along with plicatilis). Its rosettes are similar in shape to plicatilis, which grows a substantial, branched stem and has different flowers. This species is found in the mountains of the southwestern Cape in South Africa. It is uncommon and supposedly difficult in cultivation. Flowers are red and appear on an unbranched inflorescence.

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