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Book Aloe in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Aloe suprafoliata

 

Book Aloe

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
  • Book Aloe likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Book Aloe likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Book Aloe is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Book Aloe likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Book Aloe

Latin name

Aloe suprafoliata

type

Succulent

family

Asphodelaceae

ph

7.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Book Aloe likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Book Aloe is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Book Aloe likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Book 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 Book Aloe is 1.00meters x 1.00meters 1.00 M 1.00 M

Aloe suprafoliata

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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