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Asphodelaceae
Climbing Aloe
Aloiampelos ciliaris
Unconventional strength.
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
- Genus
- Aloiampelos
- Native to
- South Africa
- Bloom season
- Winter, Spring
- Type
- succulent vine
- Height
- 10-15 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- well-drained, sandy
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Unlike most aloes which grow as rosettes, climbing aloe is the fastest-growing aloe species and scrambles up through vegetation.
- It can grow up to 1 foot per month under ideal conditions, making it remarkably fast for a succulent.
- The soft, curved teeth along the leaf margins help the stems hook onto supporting plants as they climb.
- Sunbirds are the primary pollinators in its native South Africa, drawn to the tubular red-orange flowers.
- Climbing aloe was recently moved from the genus Aloe to the new genus Aloiampelos based on genetic analysis.
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