ON THIS PLANT
Aloe secundiflora is an aloe widespread in open grassland and bushland in Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, and Tanzania. Usually an acaulescent rosette of spreading, glossy, dull glaucous green leaves. The leaves are usually slightly recurved at the tips. Young plants often have spots on their leaves, especially the undersides. The tall (1m) erect inflorescence has up to 20 spreading branches, each with a cylindrical raceme of pink-red flowers.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Succulent, Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Aloe
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 9-11
- Mature Height
- 61 cm to 91 cm
- Mature Spread
- 61 cm to 91 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Dark Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- Red
- Flower Size
- 2.03 cm to 3.05 cm
- Bloom Time
- Late winter, Early spring, Mid spring
- Planting Time
- Autumn, Winter
- Harvest Time
- Late spring, Early summer, Mid summer
- Native Area
- Rwanda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en African Aloe en Osuguroi
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