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Aloe globuligemma - An aloe that is stemless or has creeping horizontal stems with 2-3-foot-tall rosettes of erect blue-green leaves that arch outward near the tips and have white soft spines along the leaf margins. In late to mid-winter appears the wide branched inflorescence with nearly horizontal stems of roundish red buds angled upward from the stem that open to a rosy pink and white.
Plant in full sun and irrigate regularly to occasionally in warm weather. Listed as suffering from leaf damage when temperatures drop into the mid 20's F. The sap of this species is considered to be poisonous.
Aloe globuligemma It comes from the warm low bush-veld in Mpumalanga in northern South Africa through Limpopo into Zimbabwe. The specific epithet 'globuligemma' is latin for "globular bud" in reference to the shape of the bud. The Africaans name Knoppiesaalwyn has a similar meaning.
Our plants were grown from seed received in 2005 that was field collected by Silverhill seed. We sold this interesting species from 2005 until 2008 and have a nice specimen in our garden.
The information displayed on this page about Aloe globuligemma 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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