Taxon

Aloe 'Black Gem'

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Common name: Aalwyn, Aloe
Family: Asphodelaceae
Distribution: Southern Africa
Life form: Succulent plant
Comments: A densely packed clump-forming cultivar to 10cm tall with thick pointed dark green to bronze/nutmeg leaves. The colour intensifies during summer to a near black. Offsets freely. Orange-red flowers in spring.
Links: The Succulent Garden

Locations

  • 1: Arid House 1 • Accession: 1999-811/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
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