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Plant Habit: Tree
Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height: Up to 6-10 feet
Leaves: Glaucous
Evergreen
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Yellow
Flower Time: Winter
Suitable Locations: Beach Front
Xeriscapic
Uses: Provides winter interest
Flowering Tree
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Salt 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.
Pollinators: Self
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Dune Aloe
  • Aloe
  • Strand Aloe
  • Coast Aloe

Photo Gallery
Location: Baja California
Date: 2018-12-14
Location: Baja California
Date: 2019-02-08
Overloaded with fruit
Location: Baja California
Date: 2018-12-30
Location: Baja California
Date: 2018-12-30
Location: San Diego Botanic Garden
Date: 2018-07-15
Location: Baja California
Date: 2020-04-16
Coin measures 23mm, almost an inch
Location: Baja California
Date: 2020-02-13
Aloe mite gone way too far (extreme risk of contagion)
Location: Baja California
Date: 2019-02-08
Location: Botanical Garden of Barcelona
Date: 2019-04-22
Location: Baja California
Date: 2018-09-27
Comments:
  • Posted by Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on May 4, 2017 2:15 PM concerning plant:
    Single-stemmed South African tree aloe to about 6 feet tall, often found in sandy locations just above sea level. May be best suited to coastal gardens. Can be identified by channeled, recurved leaves and very dense racemes of yellow-orange flowers, like bottle brushes, on branched inflorescences. Even the seed leaves are channeled. Seedlings are quick to reach landscape size (2 years to 3 gallon size) in a mild coastal climate.

    Compare to A. alooides (unbranched inflorescence) and A. angelica (larger, with much shorter subcapitate racemes); related to A. rupestris (less recurved, channeled leaves).

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