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Aloe secundiflora (Secund Aloe) - A non-trunk forming aloe that is solitary or has only a few rosettes in a clumps with 1 to2 foot long broadly lanceolate glossy green leaves that blush a bronze coloration when grown in full sun and has prominent brown teeth along the margins. The 3 foot tall erect inflorescence has many widely spreading branches holding buds along one side of the stems then opening as a more cylindrical raceme of bright pinkish-red flowers. Flowering can occur in fall through early spring or later in summer .
Plant in full sun in a well-drained soil. Irrigate in summer months and try to keep drier in winter. Hardy to around 28° F. An attractive aloe in flower and when not.
Aloe secundiflora is native to widespread area from Kenya, Rwanda, northern Tanzania and Ethiopia, where it grows in sandy stoney soils in grasslands and open dry deciduous forests from 2,500 to 6,500 feet. The specific epithet means "flowers turned to one side" or "flowers in a one-sided raceme".
Our original stock plants came in 2009 from the Institute for Aloe Studies as Aloe secundiflora IAS09-052.
Information displayed on this page about Aloe secundiflora 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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