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Aloe broomii
Also called Mountain Aloe, Snake Aloe
Aloe broomii is a robust, mostly single-stemmed succulent from southern Africa, known as mountain aloe or snake aloe for its snake-like flower spike. It grows well in full sun with very sharp drainage and minimal water.
Aloe broomii, known as the mountain aloe or snake aloe on account of its odd inflorescence, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Aloe, found in southern Africa.
This aloe is widespread in South Africa and Lesotho. In South Africa, it grows from Limpopo Province and Beaufort West in the Northern Cape to the Free State (which borders the land-locked enclave of Lesotho), and south and east to the Eastern Cape.
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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.
