Aloe pretoriensis hybrid - 5ga jeff_chemnic forming clusters over time

forming clusters over time

During late summer through fall into winter

each topped by dense heads of narrow

Native to the grass and bushland of the Northern Province and Mpumalanga

and small succulent plantings where its form can be appreciated at close range

Aloe pretoriensis hybrid - 5ga jeff_chemnic forming clusters over timeA solitary rosette forming Aloe that grows a trunk to as tall as 3 feet and topped with an 18 inch to 3 feet wide head of light bluish green leaves. In late fall into winter the single branching inflorescence reaches to 6 feet and rises above the leaves with conical racemes of bright red flowers. This is an open hybrid with A. pretoriensis. Parentage is unknown. Size and shape of the plants seems to vary dramatically.