This species doesn't thrive in excessive heat like that experienced in the Phoenix area during the summer. It seems these higher elevati...Read Moreon Malagasy Aloes (inexpectata, droseroides, pronkii, conifera, madecassa, capitata var. cipolinicola, cryptoflora, etc.) suffer "heat rot" when the temperatures are consistently at, near, or above 110 degrees. They're used to cooler temperatures in their native habitat and tend to fail after a few years unless kept indoors or in a greenhouse with a cooling system in Phoenix.
This is a really dinky aloe species from Madagascar that is a bit tricky (at least for me) to grow in zone 10a. It is a blue-green to gr...Read Moreey aloe, distichous and with curving red teeth. It is a pretty slow grower and I have no idea how large it will eventually get, but the largest plant I have seen was 4" tall. The leaves are only about 2" long and very closely spaced on top of each other, and tend to be curled in making a nearly tubular shape. Typical of many small species, this one does not prefer full sun. It lives under the partial or full shade of other plants, like some other dinky Madagascan aloes.
This species doesn't thrive in excessive heat like that experienced in the Phoenix area during the summer. It seems these higher elevati...Read More
This is a really dinky aloe species from Madagascar that is a bit tricky (at least for me) to grow in zone 10a. It is a blue-green to gr...Read More