Aloe obscura

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names
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Read about Aloe obscura in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Aloe obscura, Mill. (A. perfoliata obscura, Ait. A. saponaria obscura, Haw. A. pitta, Thunb. A. piela major, Willd. A. macidata, Desf.). Lvs. in a compact rosette, 2½-3 x 8 in., triangular-lanceolate, green, striate and with scattered small pale blotches, the sinuate, narrowly cartilaginous margin with rather short and close red-tipped teeth: infl. simple or forked, 2½-3 ft. high; fls. 1¼ in. long, red, the nerved segms. about equaling the tube. Cape region. DC., PI. Gr. 97. B.M. 1323. Salm, Aloe §23, f. 2. Dillenius, Eltham. 15. Allgem. Deutsch. Gart. Mag. 6:17. Hybrid: A. x pseudopicta, 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

Cultivation

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