Aloe plicatilis

Plant Characteristics

Habit		cacti-succulent
Height:	⇕	15 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15.
Width:	⇔	7 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 7.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Bloom:	❀	early winter, mid winter, late winter

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun
Features:	✓	flowers
USDA Zones:		9 to 11
Flower features:	❀	red, pink

Scientific Names

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Aloe >

plicatilis >

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Read about Aloe plicatilis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Aloe plicatilis Mill. (A. disticha plicatilis, Linn. A. linguiformis, Linn. A. flabelliformis, Salisb. Kumàra disticha, Medikus. Rhipidodéndron distichum, Willd. R. plicátile, Haw.). Somewhat repeatedly forking, 3-10 ft. nigh, not cespitóse: lvs. flat or 2-edged as in Gasteria, ascending, glaucous, 1-1 ½ X 8-16 in., the narrow cartilaginous margin minutely somewhat denticulate upward: infl. 1-3 ft. high; fls. 1½-2 in. long, red, with segms. scarcely equaling the tube. Cape. B.M. 457. DC., PI. Gr. 75, Jacq., Schoenbr. 423. Salm, Aloe §28, f. 2. Medic. 4. Berger 139, 140. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

Cultivation

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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