Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Aloe Brevifolia, the "Crocodile Aloe"

Aloe Brevifolia

Family: Aloeaceae
Origin: South Africa
Winter Hardiness: 25-30 degrees Fahrenheit
Bloom Time: Fall/Winter


Aloe Brevifolia is also known as the "Crocodile Aloe", and it's easy to see why! Tiny spikes grow along the edges of the leaves, and down the center of each leaf.



Like most Aloe plants, this one will propagate by "pupping". Pupping is when new baby plants, or "pups", begin to grow around the base of the mother plant. The baby pups should be left to grow with the mother until they are large enough to break off from the mother with their own roots.

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