Aloe
Aloe plicatilis
Aloe plicatilis ("Fan Aloe")
Flower: orange / red
Foliage Color: Blue Gray
Size: 8'H x 6'W
Use: Sculpture / LS/cont.
Hardiness: 28°F
Light Requirements: full sun
Family: Asphodelaceae
Notes: Aloe plicatilis grows flat, fan-shaped, upward facing leaves and a strong, thick trunk-like stem.
Aloe barberae (formerly A. bainesii)
Aloe barberae, formerly known as A. bainesii, is another spectacular tree-form aloe. It is multi-branching with rosettes of fleshy leaves forming at the ends of the branches. It grows up to 30 feet tall and blooms in mid to late winter with pink flowers.
Growing conditions
Light: Full sun
Hardiness: 25-30 degrees Fahrenheit
Maintenance considerations
Remove dead leaves and flower spikes to keep the plant looking tidy. Grows well in containers.
Companion plants
Use this as a tree-like specimen in the garden and surround with smaller species, from 4 inches to 5 feet in height.
Aloe 'Bright Star'
Aloe 'Bright Star'
Flower: multi
Foliage Color: Green / White / Pink
Size: 4"H x 4"W
Use: Container
Hardiness: 20°F
Light Requirements: full sun or partial shade
Family: Asphodelaceae
Notes: Ask R-KG hybrid
Aloe 'Christmas Carol'
Aloe 'Christmas Carol'
Flower: red / orange
Foliage Color: Green / Red
Size: 12"H x 12"W
Use: Landscape or Container
Hardiness: 30°F
Light Requirements: full sun or partial shade
Family: Asphodelaceae
Notes: Ask R-KG hybrid
Aloe 'Cynthia Giddy'
Aloe 'Cynthia Giddy'
Flower: orange red
Foliage Color: Green / White
Size: 2'H x 3'W
Use: Landscape
Hardiness: 25°F
Light Requirements: full sun or partial shade
Family: Asphodelaceae
Notes: This medium sized aloe forms clumps with numerous rosette offsets.
Aloe 'Hercules'
Aloe 'Hercules'
Flower: salmon
Foliage Color: Green
Size: 40'H x 20'W
Use: Landscape
Hardiness: 25°F
Light Requirements: full sun
Family: Asphodelaceae
Aloe 'Pink Blush'
Aloe 'Pink Blush'
Flower: orange
Foliage Color: Dark Green / Pink
Size: 1'H x <1'W
Use: Container
Hardiness: 20°F
Light Requirements: partial shade
Family: Asphodelaceae
Notes: KG hybrid - all info yet unknown to San Marcos-ask R
Aloe africana
Aloe africana ("African Aloe / Spiny aloe")
Flower: orange / yellow
Foliage Color: Gray-green
Size: 8'H x 4'W
Use: Landscape
Hardiness: 30°F
Light Requirements: full sun
Family: Asphodelaceae
Aloe aristata
Aloe aristata ("Lace Aloe or Torch echeveria")
Flower: orange
Foliage Color: Green / White
Size: 8"H x 8"W
Use: Landscape or Container
Hardiness: 5°F
Light Requirements: partial shade
Family: Asphodelaceae
Notes: This solitary grower has small leaves that are slightly elevated with white spots and short hairs at their tips. This particular aloe prefers dappled shade, but can survive deeper shade.
Aloe deltoideodonta
Aloe deltoideodonta ("Delta Shape Aloe")
Flower: salmon
Foliage Color: Pale Green
Size: <1'H x 2'W
Use: Landscape or Container
Hardiness: 30°F
Light Requirements: full sun or partial shade
Origin/parentage: Mountainous Fianarantsoa province of southern central Madagascar
Family: Asphodelaceae
Notes: This stemless aloe produces pups from the base to form small clusters of rosettes.
Aloe distans
Aloe distans ("Jeweled Aloe")
Flower: orange
Foliage Color: Blue Green
Size: <1'H spreading
Use: Landscape or Container
Hardiness: 25°F
Light Requirements: full sun or partial shade
Family: Asphodelaceae
Time In Flower: Mid summer to fall
Notes: This plant sprawls and creates a trailing, horizontal growth pattern along rocks and edges. The tight, neat rosettes have golden teeth on the leaf margins making this aloe a very popular specimen.
Aloe mitriformis
Aloe mitriformis
Flower: orange
Foliage Color: Dark Green
Size: <6"H x 7'W sprawling
Use: Landscape or Container
Hardiness: 25°F
Light Requirements: partial shade
Family: Asphodelaceae
Notes: This aloe has a sprawling growth pattern with with creeping stems that usually can serve as ground cover. The thick and fleshy leaves are arranged in rosette that may be erect or curve inward.
Aloe nobilis
Aloe nobilis ("Golden Toothed Aloe")
Flower: orange/red
Foliage Color: Green
Size: 2'H x 2'W
Use: Landscape
Hardiness: 25°F
Light Requirements: full sun or partial shade
Family: Asphodelaceae
Notes: This rosette forming aloe has fleshy green leaves with yellow to white sharp but flexible teeth running along the edges.
Aloe nobilis 'Gold Tooth'
Aloe nobilis 'Gold Tooth'
Light Requirements: full sun
Family: Asphodelaceae
Notes: This plant freely produces offsets to create large clumps.
Aloe rubroviolacea
Aloe rubroviolacea ("Arabian Aloe")
Flower: red
Foliage Color: Blue Green / Pink
Size: 3'H x 6'W
Use: Landscape
Hardiness: 25°F
Light Requirements: full sun
Family: Asphodelaceae
Notes: This plant has thick leaves that elongate from heavy stems. Over time new offsets emerge from the base of the stem forming sprawling clumps. During the winter season, foliage takes on a pinkish color hence the name rubroviolacea, meaning "red-violet" in l
Aloe speciosa
Aloe speciosa ("Tilt Head Aloe")
Flower: red / orange
Foliage Color: Blue Green / Pink
Size: 10'H x 6'W
Use: Landscape
Hardiness: 25°F
Light Requirements: full sun
Family: Asphodelaceae
Notes: Aloe speciosa is single-stemmed with a large rosette bearing many individual, slender and long leaves.
Aloe spinosissima
Aloe spinosissima is a hybrid of Aloe arborescens and Aloe humilis. Sometimes called the "spider aloe" or "gold tooth aloe." Forms clumps in the landscape. Fleshy leaves with soft spines narrow to a point, growing upright and then gently curving down at the tips. Blooms with spikes of reddish-pink tubular flowers in the winter. Clumps grow to be 3 feet tall by 3-5 feet wide.
Growing conditions
Light: Full sun
Hardiness: 25 degrees Fahrenheit
Maintenance considerations
Cut off flower heads after the plant finished bloom. You can divide the plants if the clump gets to be too large.
Companion plants
Because this type of plant forms large clumps in the landscape, it is best to plant it where it can spread out. The leaf shape and color contrasts with "roundy moundy" types of plants. It looks beautiful planted with finely textured, drought-tolerant ornamental grasses.
Aloe vaombe
Aloe vaombe ("Malagasy Tree Aloe")
Flower: red
Foliage Color: Green
Size: 12'H x 5'W
Use: Landscape
Hardiness: 30°F
Light Requirements: full sun
Family: Asphodelaceae
Notes: Vaombe is a large, solitary grower with recurved, smooth green leaves. The leaves are cup-shaped in the cross section and have small teeth along the edges.
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