Aloe glauca winter rainfall blue-green aloe from South Africa

Aloe glauca from South Africa is

This aloe grows on rocky slopes of hills and mountains in the dry winter rainfall areas of the South Western Cape and Namaqualand going over into the dry Karoo.

Aloe glauca is frost resistant if it is in a dry location.

The name glauca means blue, but the blue in the rosette is not obvious unless it is planted in full sun. This aloe does not want to be watered in summer and it needs very little water in winter. Plant Aloe glauca on top of stones in wet climates, or keep it as a container plant out of rain.

Aloe glauca blooms in late winter or spring with more than one unbranched inflorescence at a time and up to five in succession. The flowers are large, shading in orange or a pinkish-orange

The leaves are broad and often lineate with large redish brown teeth. The rosette is blue-green and the large flowers are in shades of orange or a dark pink.

Aloe glauca seems to vary in leaf form in the different areas that it occurs. One obvious difference is the large bracts that curl over in the Aloe glauca from the Piketberg area.

This neat succulent aloe has a wide distribution and the plant differ considerably according to the location where it grows.

Aloes are succulent plants, also known as fatplants. It is not difficult to grow them as a houseplant or as a potplant in the garden or greenhouse.

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