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French Aloe

Aloe pluridens

Also called Many Toothed Aloe, Many Toothed Tree Aloe

French Aloe
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0

Aloe pluridens is a tree-like South African aloe with a single trunk that can reach about 6 m, with thin, pale green leaves edged in many small white teeth. It is grown outdoors in frost-free, humid climates and needs bright light and well-drained soil.

Family
Asphodelaceae (Aloe family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water deeply, then let the soil dry out fully before watering again; reduce water in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus or succulent mix, or sandy loam with grit.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
E. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal
Climate
subtropical

About

Aloe pluridens (also known as the French Aloe) is an arborescent aloe indigenous to southern Africa.

Where it grows

The French Aloe is found in a wide coastal belt in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, from the Kei River mouth to the Humansdorp area. There is also a disjunct group of populations in coastal KwaZulu-Natal.

Other Aloe plants

Aloe aaata · Aloe aageodonta · Aloe abyssicola · Tent Cent Aloe · Spotted Aloe · African Aloe · White Grass Aloe · Aloe albiflora · Aldabra Aloe · Aloe ambigens · Aloe andongensis · Wylliespoort Aloe

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aloe pluridens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

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.

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