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Asphodelaceae
Cape Aloe
Aloe ferox
Resilience and protection.
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
- Genus
- Aloe
- Native to
- South Africa
- Bloom season
- Winter, Spring
- Type
- succulent
- Height
- 6-10 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- Sandy, well-drained, rocky
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Cape aloe produces massive candelabra-like flower spikes that can hold over a thousand individual florets.
- The bitter yellow sap from the leaves has been harvested commercially for centuries as a natural laxative.
- Sunbirds are the primary pollinators, hovering at the flowers much like hummingbirds do in the Americas.
- A single Cape aloe plant can live for over 100 years in its harsh native habitat.
- South Africa exports over 400 tons of Aloe ferox products annually, making it one of the few wild-harvested aloe species.
Color meanings
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healing
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endurance
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protection