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Aloe africana
Aloe africana, the Uitenhage aloe, is a tree-like succulent from the Eastern Cape of South Africa, grown mainly for its rosettes and orange or yellow winter flowers. Grow it in full sun or bright light with well-drained soil and water only when the soil is dry.
Aloe africana (known as the Uitenhage aloe) is an arborescent (tree-like) species of aloe plant, indigenous to the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
This attractive species occurs in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, where its distribution is centred on the area around Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
