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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Aloeaceae (now Asphodeloideae) |
| Origin: South Africa (Africa) |
| Red/Purple Foliage: Yes |
| Flower Color: Yellow & Orange |
| Bloomtime: Winter/Spring |
| Height: 1-2 feet |
| Width: 3-4 feet |
| Exposure: Sun or Shade |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
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Aloe vanbalenii (Van Balen's Aloe) - This stemless rosette forms a wide low clump to 1-2 feet tall by 3 feet wide. It has long gracefully-twisting deeply-channeled yellow-green leaves with rusty red edges - the entire leaf can be red if grown in full sun and kept dry in winter but will be bright green in the shade. The leaves have a characteristic cinnamon or musky smell when bruised or damaged. The yellow to orange-yellow flowers are on unbranched spikes in late winter to early spring. Plant in full sun to light shade and irrigate regularly spring through summer. This plant is a summer grower and while it adapts to winter rainfall the foliage is much showier if kept dry in the winter - grow under eaves or in small well-draining pots. Hardy to 25° F. Native to KwaZulu-Natal and southeastern Mpumalanga in South Africa. The name honors J.C. van Balen, the former Director of the Park Department in Johannesburg, SA, who first collected this species.
The information on this webpage is based on research conducted about this plant in our nursery library, from online sources, as well as from observations made of it as it grows in the nursery in containers, in the nursery's garden and in other gardens where we have observed it growing. We will also incorporate comments received from others and welcome getting feedback from those who may have additional information, particularly if this information includes cultural information that would aid others in growing Aloe vanbalenii. |
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