Aloe Brevifolia
Short-Leaved Aloe
This is a Tropical plant, and in colder climates is treated as a Houseplant. They come in many varieties, some of which flower,- there are hundreds of them! They cannot survive in temperatures below 10c/55f. The leaves are spiky and fleshy. Short-leaved aloe is a low-growing aloe which forms a mat of rosettes. The leaves are narrow, triangular, and toothed, and the flowers are red and tubular, and carried on long racemes.
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Free draining
Common name
Short-Leaved Aloe
Latin name
Aloe Brevifolia
type
Succulent
family
Asphodelaceae
ph
7.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
Aloe Brevifolia
This is a Tropical plant, and in colder climates is treated as a Houseplant. They come in many varieties, some of which flower,- there are hundreds of them! They cannot survive in temperatures below 10c/55f. The leaves are spiky and fleshy. Short-leaved aloe is a low-growing aloe which forms a mat of rosettes. The leaves are narrow, triangular, and toothed, and the flowers are red and tubular, and carried on long racemes.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Late Winter
Plant in good cactus compost, or a loamy compost with added sand, for drainage.
Propagating
From Early Spring TO Late Winter
Carefully remove side-shoots when they are large enough to handle, cutting them away from the parent plant. Make sure they have some root, and re-pot.
Flowering
From Late Spring TO Early Spring
Downward hanging flowers grow on spikes, and can be white, yellow, orange or red. They usually appear in Summer, but can be seen irregularly through the year.