Aloe Plicatilis
Fan 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. Plicatilis is a tall variety, growing up to 5m. with branches, and strap-like, rather flat leaves up to 30cms. in length. The plant produces flower-spikes with red tubular flowers. The plant has some medicinal uses, although the leaves are harmful if eaten by animals or humans.
Contributed by @Sheryl-Anne
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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
Fan Aloe
Latin name
Aloe Plicatilis
type
Succulent
family
Asphodelaceae
ph
7.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
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
2.00 M
3.00 M
Aloe Plicatilis
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. Plicatilis is a tall variety, growing up to 5m. with branches, and strap-like, rather flat leaves up to 30cms. in length. The plant produces flower-spikes with red tubular flowers. The plant has some medicinal uses, although the leaves are harmful if eaten by animals or humans.
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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