Aloe ferox

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Read about Aloe ferox in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Aloe ferox, Mill. (A. perfoliàta férox, Ait. A. muricàta, Haw. A. hórrida, Haw. A. pseudoférox, Salm-Dyck. A. subférox, Spreng. Pachydendron férox, Haw. P. pseudoférox, Haw.). Exceptionally forked, 3-10 ft. high: lvs. numerous, curved, lanceolate, glaucous, becoming reddish, 4-5 x 28 in., more or less prickly on both faces, the purplish margin with rather large red- brown teeth: inn. 4 ft. high; fls. 1¼ in. long, greenish yellow, with smoky-tipped segms. longer than the rather narrow tube. Cape region. B.M. 1975. Berger 131, 132. Salm, Aloe §27, f. 5.—Varies in a whiter-lvd. form with brighter yellow black-tipped fls., var. xanthostáchys, Berger. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Read about Aloe ferox in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Aloe supralaevis, Haw. (A. Galpinii, Baker. Pachydéndron supralaeve, Haw.). Not branched, 3-6 ft. high: lvs. numerous, upcurved, lanceolate, glaucescent. 4-6 x 20-30 in., prickly on the back only, the marginal teeth rather large, reddish brown: infl. 3 ft. or more high; fls. 1-1⅛ in. long, red-orange, becoming yellower, with segms. longer than the tube. Cape. Salm, Aloe §27, f. 6. Berger 129, 130.—Varies in a form with few if any prickles on the backs of lvs., var. erythrocárpa, Berger. Berger 130. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.