Aloe spectabilis
Mountain aloe
Aloe spectabilis, has taller, less horizontal inforescences than Aloe marlothii with which it is sometimes confused. The adult plant has a stem covered with dryed out, old leaves and above this stem the new leaves grow. The new leaves can grow up to about 150 cm in lenght and are light grey - blue green in colour. The edges are serrated with chesnut coloured teeth. The flowers of this Aloe apear in the winter or spring. They are branches of trusses of yellow - orange coloured little flowers. Non hardy perrenial. Height: 200 - 400 cm.
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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
Mountain aloe
Latin name
Aloe spectabilis
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
4.00 M
Aloe spectabilis
Aloe spectabilis, has taller, less horizontal inforescences than Aloe marlothii with which it is sometimes confused. The adult plant has a stem covered with dryed out, old leaves and above this stem the new leaves grow. The new leaves can grow up to about 150 cm in lenght and are light grey - blue green in colour. The edges are serrated with chesnut coloured teeth. The flowers of this Aloe apear in the winter or spring. They are branches of trusses of yellow - orange coloured little flowers. Non hardy perrenial. Height: 200 - 400 cm.
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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