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Dune Aloe

Aloe thraskii

Also called Strand Aloe, Coast Aloe

Dune Aloe
Photo: M. Purves (Michaelwild at en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0

Dune aloe is a tall, fast-growing, unbranched succulent from South African coastal dunes that forms a large rosette of pale grey-green leaves. It needs full sun, excellent drainage, and little water once established.

Family
Asphodelaceae (Aloe family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply and let the soil dry out fully between waterings; reduce sharply in winter.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gritty cactus mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
SE. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal
Climate
subtropical

About

Aloe thraskii, the dune aloe, is a South African plant in the genus Aloe.

Where it grows

These plants are naturally found in dune vegetation along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape of South Africa.

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 thraskii 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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