Aloe mitriformis (South Africa) |
| Aloe mitriformis has wide thick short triangular leaves with blunt teeth and a densely flowered short raceme. |
| This aloe grows creeping along the ground with the old growth dying off. |
| The plants and flowers differ to an extend depending where they came from in their habitat. |
| Below are photos of Aloe mitriformis from the western, central and eastern parts of their distribution |
| This aloe is from the winter rainfall area in the Western Cape. it blooms in summer January-February |
| It does not want a lot of rain or water in summer. This aloe creeps along the ground and it certainly will not like to lie on a wet substate in the summer rainfall areas. Once again, stones always help to drain the water. Plant A.mitrifomis on stones in wet summer rainfall areas |
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| Aloes are succulent plants, also known as fatplants. Given the right conditions they can be grown as a houseplant or as a potplant in the garden or greenhouse. |
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Aloe mitriformis in very hot conditions growing on rocks with very little soil. This photo was taken roughly 10 km from the west coast |
The flowers below are just starting to open, the flowers in the photo above are nearly bloomed out. The difference is mainly in the color and the size of the plants |
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above: Aloe mitriformis in the garden |
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| This Aloe mitriformis from the eastern side of the mitrifomis habitat. Dense flowers. | |
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| Aloe mitriformis from the central area. | |
| The racemes are not quite so much capitated. | |
| This photo was taken during a very dry time . There were watering restrictions, but it is no problem for the aloes. | |
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