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Asphodelaceae
Candelabra Aloe
Aloe arborescens
Healing and resilience.
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
- Genus
- Aloe
- Native to
- Southern Africa, Mozambique
- Bloom season
- Winter
- Type
- succulent shrub
- Height
- 6-10 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, sandy soil
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Japanese researchers have studied Candelabra Aloe extensively for anti-cancer properties, leading to its popularity in Japan as a health food.
- Unlike most plants, it blooms prolifically in winter, providing essential nectar for sunbirds when few other flowers are available.
- It is the most widely grown ornamental aloe in the world and can form massive colonies covering entire hillsides.
- The gel from its leaves contains compounds similar to Aloe vera but in different concentrations, and is used in African folk medicine.
- A single mature plant can produce dozens of flower spikes simultaneously, each up to 2 feet tall.
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