Aloe striata
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Phil Markey
Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae Species
Common Name: Coral Aloe
Scientific Synonymy:
Aloe paniculata, Aloe albocincta, Aloe hanburiana, Aloe rhodocincta, Aloe striata var. rhodocincta
Common Synonymy:
Blue Aloe, Gladdeblaaraalwyn, Smooth Leafed Aloe, Makaalwyn, Tame Aloe, Streepaalwyn, Stripe Aloe, Vaalblaaraalwyn, Pale Leaf Aloe.
Cold Hardiness Zone: 9a View the UK and US zone maps
Aloe striata Information
Identification
Stems are usually absent but very old specimens may develop procumbent stems that is covered with persistent dried leaves. Leaves are blue-green in colour and broad and flat in shape. Leaves are curved upwards to give it a boat-shape. Leaf surfaces are smooth and distinct longitudinl lines are present. The leaf margins are spineless, edges are soft and reddish in colour. Up to 3 complex inflorescence are formed, numerous head to cone shaped racemes branche from the inflorescences. Flowers are bright-orange to pinkish-red in colour, slight basal swellings are present. A yellow flowering form has been recorded in the Eastern Cape.
Species information currently being revised.
Distribution
Native to: South Africa