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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Aloeaceae (now Asphodeloideae) |
| Origin: Madagascar |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Red/Purple Foliage: Yes |
| Flower Color: Red |
| Bloomtime: Winter |
| Height: 4-8 feet |
| Width: 3-4 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Seaside: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
| May be Poisonous (More Info): Yes |
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Aloe divaricata - An upright suckering aloe (solitary clones exist) that can reach 5 to 7 feet tall thin stems holding rosettes of 18 inch long recurved narrow leaves at branch ends with older leaves skirting the stems. These leaves have prominent sharp red teeth and take on a wide range of colors with blue-green being blushed with red and a gray purple color when grown in full sun. In winter appear the 3 foot tall airy multibranched inflorescences rising above the foliage with racemes of well-spaced deep red colored flowers. Plant in full sun in a well-drained soil and irrigate occasionally to infrequently. Hardy to 25 °F. An attractive and interesting narrow growing plant that that can be used as a focal plant in the ground, as a large potted specimen, or planted close as medium height hedge. This plant is widespread in the wild within in arid bush vegetation and coastal thickets on sandy soils from sea level up to 2,600 feet in elevation in the western and southern Madagascar. The specific epithet comes from the Latin word meaning "spread out" in reference to the branches of the inflorescence. Our plants from the Huntington Botanic Garden from seed collected in 1998 by Alexandre Viossat.
Information displayed on this page about Aloe divaricata is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will 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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