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Asphodelaceae
Candelabra Aloe
Aloe arborescens
Healing and protection.
- 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
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Candelabra aloe blooms in winter, providing a critical nectar source for sunbirds when few other plants flower.
- Japanese researchers have studied this species extensively for anti-cancer properties, making it one of the most researched aloes.
- In South Africa, it is often planted along boundaries as a living fence due to its dense, thorny growth.
- The plant can regenerate from fragments, with broken branches rooting easily wherever they fall.
- It was one of the first plants sent to the Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden when it was founded in 1913.
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healing
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protection
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resilience