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Bitter Aloe in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Aloe ferox

 

Bitter Aloe

Aloe ferox is a tall, single-stemmed aloe, that can grow to 3.0 m in height. Its leaves are thick and fleshy, arranged in rosettes, and have reddish-brown spines on the margins with smaller spines on the upper and lower surfaces. Aloe 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.

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plant Features
  • Bitter Aloe likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Bitter Aloe likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Bitter Aloe is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Bitter Aloe likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Bitter Aloe

Latin name

Aloe ferox

type

Succulent

family

Asphodelaceae

ph

7.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Bitter Aloe likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Bitter Aloe is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Bitter Aloe likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Bitter Aloe likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Bitter Aloe is 0.75meters x 3.00meters 0.75 M 3.00 M

Aloe ferox

Aloe ferox is a tall, single-stemmed aloe, that can grow to 3.0 m in height. Its leaves are thick and fleshy, arranged in rosettes, and have reddish-brown spines on the margins with smaller spines on the upper and lower surfaces. Aloe 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.


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.

 
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