There are not many of the South African Aloes that can be grown in Britain. This one is remarkably hardy. Some of it sprawls on the ground and some of it occasionally rears up to 3ft – or more if supported by a wall. Very cold weather will kill off the tips but it recovers. I’ve had it growing in my West Sussex frost pocket of a garden for many years. Yellow flowers that last for many weeks during the summer. Aloe vera is famous for its effect on burnt skin. You use the sap from a cut leaf to rub on the wound. Does this one have the same effect? Probably.
We propagate this by cuttings.
| Soil Type | |
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| Light | |
| Plant Type | Big Leaves / Exotics, Evergreen, Flowers, Grown by Us, Succulents |
| Continent of Origin | |
| Specialist Plants | Grown by Us, House Plants/ Indoor Plants, Mediterranean, Rare & Unusual (Collectables) |
| Features | |
| Situation | Coastal, Conservatories, Exposed (To wind and sun), Mild City Gardens, Plants for Pots, Seaside, Sheltered Garden |
| Flower Colour | |
| Hardiness |
Gigantic leaves on slender spiky trunks that grow to 15 ft. Enormous white flower clumps are born aloft followed by copious purple berries. Deciduous, hardy and dramatic. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
A familiar evergreen British native with bright green entire fronds to 2 ft. OK on acid soil, but loves very alkaline soil (chalk). Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
The most ferocious plant in a nursery full of fearsome specimens. Brutal, monstrous, beautiful and hurricane resistant. King of all the Vlads. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
The variegated sugar cane lookalike seen in wet places throughout the Mediterranean. Dies down in winter. Dramatic yet well behaved. Grows to 10ft. Exotic. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Purple leaves as long as they have plenty of light. If shaded, they go green. Easy plant in a pot but only leave it outside for winter in very mild gardens. To about 2ft. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
The best autumn colour of all the acers. Leaves are green in summer but turn the most brilliant, fiery scarlet in the autumn. Slow growing : 15ft in 25 years. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
The incomparable Monkey Puzzle from South America. Familiar, primitive, weird and utterly unpredictable in its growth rate. 20 ft in 20 years is about average. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
‘Bloodgood’ is one of the most reliable and popular of all the hundreds of varieties of Japanese Acers. Purple leaves turning red in autumn. Small tree to 15ft after 25 years Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
