General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Flower Time: Summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds
Resistances: Drought tolerant
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
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Mitre Aloe
  • Aloe
  • Rubble Aloe
  • Puin Aalwyn
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Aloe perfoliata
  • Synonym: Aloe mitriformis

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Location: San Diego Botanic Garden
Date: 2018-07-15
Location: San Diego Botanic Garden
Date: 2018-07-15
Location: Summerwinds Nursery Scottsdale, AZ.
Date: 2015-12-31

Date: 2023-05-27

Date: 2023-05-27
Location: Summer Winds Nursery Scottsdale, AZ.
Date: 2015-12-31
Aloe perfoliata aka Aloe nobilis
Location: UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens
Date: 2007-08-07

Date: 2023-05-27
Location: San Luis Obispo
Date: 2018-01-26
Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-05-19
Labeled as the cultivar 'Levis' but I have my suspicions.

Date: 2012-11-10
Location: UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens
Date: 2007-08-07
Location: UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens
Date: 2007-08-07
Location: UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens
Date: 2007-08-06
Location: UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens
Date: 2008-11-06
Location: UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens
Date: 2008-11-06
Location: UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens
Date: 2008-11-06
Location: UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens
Date: 2008-11-06
Location: In a public garden
Date: Sep 20, 2008 1:21 PM

Date: 2011-01-03
Photo by Andrea Moro

Date: 2011-01-14
Photo by Andrea Moro

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
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Location: Osaka Prefectural Flower Garden, Osaka, Japan
Date: October 23, 2010
Photo by KENPEI
Location: University of California Botanical Garden.
Date: July
photo by Stan Shebs
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