Aloe erinaceaD.S.Hardy
Locally screw as Goree
Aloe melanacanthavar.erinacea
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Family : AsphodelaceaeSubfamily : AsphodeloideaeGenus : Aloe
Aloe erinaceais s endemic to southernNamibia . It grows in pockets of sandy filth on rocky rock outcrop in the part of the Namib Desert with very humiliated winter rain .
Aloe erinacea , also known asAloe melanacanthavar.erinacea , is a slow - growingsucculentthat material body rose window of grey - green or grey - blue leaves with keel and margins armed with hard , sharp , white or dark dentition . It usually grows in small , succinct cluster . The fore are short and inconspicuous , even in old specimens . The leaves are narrowly deltoid , value up to 6.4 column inch ( 16 cm ) recollective and 0.4 in ( 1 cm ) wide . They often have black prickles on the upper surface . The humbled surface of the leaves is obscurely keeled towards the acme .
The inflorescence is a subdense raceme with a cerebral peduncle that can grow up to 3.3 human foot ( 1 m ) long . The tubular flush appear in summertime and can reach up to 1.2 inches ( 3 centimeter ) in distance . They are red in bud but yellowish - orange at flowering . Unfortunately , this species is loath to blossom , and the stem canker produce flower only once mature ( about 25 age former ) .
Aloe erinacealooks almost identical toAloe melanacanthaand is sometimes relegate as a race or variety of its more common relation . However , it is also consider by many authorities to be only a tight related baby species ofAloe melanacantha .
USDA hardiness zones8b to 11b : from 15 ° F ( −9.4 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
Aloeare very exonerative plant . However , as with all succulents , Aloemust never be allowed to sit in dead water , and the plant should be carefully monitored to determine for signboard ofoverwatering .
These succulents are not particularly fast - maturate and will only rarely need repotting . In the spring , repot Aloes tip over their potbelly or have ceased mature . Use a tight - draining potting mix with one - third of backbone or pebble . When repotting a larger plant , dividing the solution ball is potential . Some variety show ofAloewill send off offsets that can be pot independently .
Aloeplants need strong , bright light . They can withstand full summer Dominicus once acclimatise . In the wintertime , provide bright Christ Within . It prefer warm temperatures of 70 to 80 ° F ( 21 to 27 ° ascorbic acid ) but will survive down to 40 ° F ( 4.5 ° C ) . fertilize with a lush plant food in the summertime only . set aside feeding in the winter as the plant life goes dormant .
Learn more atHow to turn and Care for Aloe .
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