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Krantz Aloe
Aloe arborescens
It is a large, multi-headed, sprawling succulent, and its specific name indicates that it sometimes reaches tree size. A typical height for this species is 2–3 metres high. It’s leaves are succulent and are green with a slight blue tint. They have small spikes along its edges and are arranged in rosettes situated at the end of branches. Flowers are arranged in a type of inflorescence called a raceme. The racemes are not branched but two to several can sprout from each rosette. Flowers are cylindrical in shape and are a vibrant red-orange color.
Growing profile
At a glance
- Plant type
- succulent
- Typical size
- x-large 100–300cm
- Humidity
- 35–50%
Native context
Distribution and habitat
- Countries
- Botswana, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe
- Elevation
- Subalpine (2,000–3,000 m)
- Flowering
- Spring
Derived growing context
Climate range
- Temperature profile
- Cold → Cool
- Mean temperature
- 7–11 °C
- Day temperature
- 13–17 °C
- Night temperature
- 1–5 °C
- Summer mean
- 10–13 °C
- Winter mean
- 5–7 °C
- Temperature span
- 16 °C
- Annual temperature swing
- 3–8 °C
- Seasonality
- Monsoonal / wet-dry
- Adaptability
- Specialist
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- Botswana
- Eswatini
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- South Africa
- Zimbabwe
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Habitat-specific growing context
Scrub / Steppe
Semi-arid scrub and open habitats
- Latitude
- Subtropical, Tropical
- Moisture
- Dry
- Elevation
- Subalpine
- Seasonality
- Monsoonal / wet-dry
- Mean temperature
- 7–11 °C
- Day temperature
- 13–17 °C
- Night temperature
- 1–5 °C
- Annual temperature swing
- 3–8 °C
Seasonal context
- Likely wet/dry season pattern (common in tropical/subtropical regions)
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