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Aloe glauca 'Genadendal' (Blue Aloe) - A rosette forming acaulescent clump forming aloe with 6-inch-long gray-green leaves. It produces large rounded buds from which pale orange flowers emerge starting in fall and often lasting well into spring.
Grows well in sun or shade but foliage will be green unless in full sun. Can be Irrigated only occasionally but also tolerates wetter winter conditions. Frost tolerant to below 20° F.
This is one of the many forms of Aloe glauca - this form, from near Genadendal to the south of Bonnievale. It is nearly stemless and smaller than most of the other varieties. Unlike the very pale Namaqualand form that we list as Aloe glauca 'Namaqualand' that is the more common in the California plant trade, this form has darker gray-green and shorter leaves and offsets liberally to make a large clump.
We first received this plant from San Luis Obispo area aloe grower John Goetz at his San Simeon Nursery in 2005 and we thank Brian Kemble for giving us the information about its origins. We grew and sold it from 2007 until 2022.
The information displayed on this page about Aloe glauca 'Genadendal' is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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