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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Aloeaceae (Aloes) |
| Origin: South Africa (Africa) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Orange Red |
| Bloomtime: Fall/Winter |
| Height: 8-10 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Drought Tolerant: Yes |
| Deer Tolerant: Yes |
| Irrigation Req.: Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F |
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Aloe marlothii (Mountain Aloe) - Succulent unbranched large aloe that often grows to 10 feet tall with persistent old leaves making a skirt around the trunk. The leaves of the Mountain aloe are large, of a gray-green color, with brown-red spines along the margins and some randomly on other parts of the leaf. In late fall to late winter appear the wide spread branching inflorescence bearing red-orange flowers. Plant in full sun in a well drained soil. Requires little to no supplemental irrigation in coastal California gardens. Hardy to 20° F. The Mountain Aloe is a wide ranging species from KwaZulu-Natal into Mocambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana and there is considerable variability in flower color and shape of the inflorescence. Our plants are from seed purchased from Silverhill Seeds in South Afica and are described as the typical form with horizontal inflorescence and dark orange flowers. Other common names for often used for the Mountain Aloe include Spiny Aloe, Flat Flowered Aloe and the Africaner names Bergaalwyn and Boomaalwyn. The specific epithet "marlothii" commemorates the botanist H.W. Rudolf Marloth.
The description above is based on our research and observations of this plant growing in our nursery and in our own and other Santa Barbara gardens. We would appreciate hearing from anyone who has additional information or disagrees with what we have written.
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