Aloe plicatilis

Fan Aloe
Size
ex 1.5L pot - Large plants
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£44.99
Quick Overview
  • Unique cold-tolerant but frost-tender Aloe
  • Spectacular distichous foliage
  • Arborescent with dichotomous branching habit
  • Perfect drainage
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Aloe plicatilis, the Fan Aloe is a unique and extremely beautiful tree Aloe, endemic to the South-Western Cape of South Africa where it grows in mountainous Fynbos habitat on rocky well-drained slopes and scree accumulations in sandy, acidic soil. The strap-like waxy foliage is distichous, one of only four Aloe species to retain this leaf arrangement into adult form where the leaves are two-ranked and 180 degrees apart from each other. This fan-like distichous phyllotaxis is further enhanced by its dichotomous branching habit where the trunk branches into forked pairs. It has also evolved several adaptations to help survive its fire-prone habitat: an unusual cork-like bark, its arborescent habit and its preferred niche high up on rocky slopes and outcrops.

A rare and choice Aloe. Seed-grown. Very limited quantities. Please do not buy this Aloe if you do not know how to look after it.


Additional Information

Order Asparagales
Family Asphodelaceae
Sub-Family Asphodeloideae
Synonyms Aloe disticha var. plicatilis, Aloe flabelliformis, Aloe lingua, Aloe linguiformis, Aloe tripetala, Kumara disticha, Rhipidodendrum distichum, Rhipidodendrum plicatile
Geographical Origin South Africa: Western Cape
Cultivation Full sun. Warm sheltered aspect in summer. Indoors in winter: conservatory or unheated glasshouse under heavy-grade fleece. Well-drained loose slightly acidic substrate. Water sparingly
Eventual Height 1m-3m in cultivation
Eventual Spread 1m-2m
Hardiness Tender. Cold tolerant but not frost hardy. Do not attempt to over-winter this outdoors in the UK. Keep indoors throughout the winter and then take out into the garden in summer in a sheltered sunny aspect
Aloe plicatilis
Fan Aloe
Size
ex 1.5L pot - Large plants
Availability: Sold Out
£44.99
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