Aloe excelsaA.Berger
Noble Aloe , Zimbabwe Aloe , Zimbabwe Tree Aloe
Aloe excelsavar.excelsa
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Family : AsphodelaceaeSubfamily : AsphodeloideaeGenus : Aloe
The native range ofAloe excelsais from around Mulanje mountain inMalawi , throughZambia , Mozambique , Zimbabwe , and Botswana to Limpopo inSouth Africa . It raise on bouldered outcrops and hillsides .
Aloe excelsais a succulent tree with a simple stem and fleshy , deep channeled leaves arranged in a succinct rosette at the top of the stalk . The stem can originate up to 20 invertebrate foot ( 6 m ) tall . All but the lowest part of the prow is clothe in sere leaf stay on . The leaves are wearisome green , often tint scarlet , without spots , and with deltoid reddish - brown teeth along the margin . They are lance - form , spreading , becoming recurved , measure up to 3.3 feet ( 1 m ) foresighted and 6 inches ( 15 centimetre ) wide . Young plants have disperse prickles , in the main on the downhearted surface of the leaves . However , prickles disappear as the plants grow and become less vulnerable to grazing .
The blossom are reddish to reddish - orangish and come out on up to 6 - pronged inflorescences with dumbly flower racemes . They can reach up to 1.4 in ( 3.5 cm)in length and 0.2 inches ( 0.5 cm ) in diam . The cylindric raceme can produce up to 10 inches ( 25 centimetre ) long and 2.8 inches ( 7 cm ) in diameter .
Aloe excelsais frequently confused with the relatedAloe feroxandAloe africana . This is because they calculate very interchangeable when in full grown . However , the flowers are unlike , with the raceme ofAloe excelsabeing far poor and more or less arch .
USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 20 ° F ( −6.7 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
Aloeare very exonerative plants . However , as with all succulent , Aloemust never be tolerate to sit in moribund water , and the industrial plant should be carefully monitored to take in for signs ofoverwatering .
These succulents are not in particular fast - growing and will only rarely need repotting . However , repotAloes tipping over their pots or have discontinue growing in the spring . Use afast - draining pot mixwith one - third of moxie or pebble . When repotting a expectant industrial plant , dividing the root ball is possible . Some smorgasbord ofAloewill send off offsets that can be pot independently .
Aloeplants need unattackable , shiny light . They can hold full summer sun once acclimated . In the wintertime , provide bright light . It prefer ardent temperature of 70 to 80 ° F ( 21 to 27 ° snow ) but will survive down to 40 ° F ( 4.5 ° C ) . bung with a succulent plant food in the summer only . Suspend course in the wintertime as the plant conk dormant .
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