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Aloe feroxBitter Aloe, Red Aloe A stunning, large Aloe widely distributed in a wide variety of habitats in South Africa and Lesotho. It grows a robust, solitary trunk that can reach more than 3 m tall. The large, succulent, bluish to grayish green leaves form an unbranched rosette. The old leaves stay on the trunk to form a dense skirt below the crown. The stunning, large, branched and short-stalked inflorescence holds many red flowers. In cultivation it is a popular and easy to grow species for the dryish, warm temperate to tropical garden in USDA Zones 9 to 11 that can take drought and some cold with light freezes. |