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Aloe fosteri - Large Spotted Aloe
   
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Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Succulent
Family: Aloeaceae (now Asphodeloideae)
Origin: South Africa (Africa)
Evergreen: Yes
Variegated Foliage: Yes
Flower Color: Yellow & Orange
Bloomtime: Fall
Height: 1-2 feet
Width: 2-3 feet
Exposure: Full Sun
Summer Dry: Yes
Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F
Aloe fosteri (Large Spotted Aloe) - A usually stemless spotted aloe that has rosettes to 2 to 3 feet wide with attractive 12 to 18 inch long pale blue-green leaves heavily dotted with cream spots and linear striations (described by Reynolds as "longitudinally elongated H-shaped spots") and reddish-brown marginal teeth. As with most of the spotted aloe the leaf tips dry, turn brown and curl. In fall appears the 3 to 4 ½ feet tall branched inflorescence that is a dark purplish color covered with a gray powdery bloom and bearing many brightly colored deep-orange and yellow flowers. Plant in full sun. Give occasional to infrequent irrigation. Hardy to 20° F. This plant is thought byreceived in 2009 many to be the most attractive of the spotted aloe or maculate group that is named for the most common of the group, Aloe maculata (syn. A. saponaria). Its native range in northeastern South Africa is from Mpuamalanga to the west of the Drakensberg Mountains. Aloe forsteri was named by Neville S. Pillans, for whom Aloe pillansii is named, to honor aloe enthusiast Cyril Foster. Ourt plants are from seed received in 2009 that was collected near Ohrigstad, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa and provided to us by Ruth Bancroft Plant Curator Brian Kemble. 

The information about Aloe fosteri displayed on this web page is based on our research conducted in the nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also include observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share cultural information that would aid others in growing this plant.

 
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