Aloe perfoliata - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds Unique

Aloe perfoliata - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds UniqueAloe is a genus containing about 500 species of flowering succulent plants. The most common and well known of these is Aloe vera, or "true aloe". The genus is native to Africa, and is common in South Africa's Cape Province, the mountains of tropical Africa, and neighbouring areas such as Madagascar, the Arabian peninsula, and the islands of Africa. Most Aloe species have a rosette of large, thick, fleshy leaves. The leaves are often lance shaped with

These leaves are cupped-shaped in cross section and take on rich red tones in winter

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this is a favourite in various cuisines

Blue-grey rough surfaced leaves with very attractive striped flowers larger than the other species in the genus

clump-forming

It grows up to 21 m (69 ft) in height

The Vlamdoring / Acacia Ataxacantha or Flame Tree grows to 5 metres and features pods that turn from a bright red to purple

Flowers late summer

All Sweet is an excellent fresh market variety

these majestic trees can be seen at the Allred Lake Natural Area where the trees range from 500 to 1000 years old

The blooms continue all summer

and eventually old leaves fall off