8/2/2023 0 Comments Spiral aloe seeds for sale![]() Prefers not to have wet roots in winter months so soil must drain well and any additional irrigation withheld during a typical wet California winter and appreciated occasional to infrequent irrigation in summer months. Plant is coastal full sun to part sun inland in a well-drained soil. In late winter into mid spring appear the 2 foot tall branched panicles of golden-yellow flowers. Please note that these seeds are from a private collection and not from nature, it is against the law to buy seeds or specimans next to the road.ĭo you have a wish list of seeds or Bonsai tools ? I have allot of stuff ready at your call.Products > Plants - Browse By Plant Category > Succulent > Aloe reynoldsiiĪloe reynoldsii (Mbashe Aloe) An attractive solitary or few clustered spineless aloe that grows up to 2 feet tall with a short (less than 4 inches) stout stem holding an open rosette of short, smooth lanceolate spineless leaves that are a pale green color with white spots on both the upper and lower surfaces and leaf margins that are a slightly crenulated with a light pink colored edge and small soft teeth. It loves water and it also loves cold frosty weather.Īll propagation information will be include. It is hardy and is known to survive in the snow covered mountains of Lesotho. Plants usually flowers in spring and early summer.Ĭontrary to popular believe this aloe is actually very easy to propagate and care for. The inflorescence is branched with each flower head being quite compact. The flowers are attractive, ranging from dull red to salmon-pink. "Poly" means "many" and "phylla" is Greek for "leaves". Plants have approximately 150 leaves each, which explains the name "polyphylla". The tips usually become dark, purplish brown and are quite sharp. The leaves themselves are broad and have a grey-green colour. The rainfall is very high and the summers very cool at these high altitudes in Lesotho. Although soils are well drained, the plants here have a continual flow of water in the summer months. They often grow in the mist and cloud belt in Lesotho. The spiral aloe grows in basalt rock crevices on very steep slopes with loose rock which aids in keeping the plants very well drained. The plants are sometimes also under snow in winter. ![]() This could be due to the cold, where it may be important for the plants to receive early morning sun in winter. Natural regeneration is from seed as the plants do not form off-shoots.Īloe polyphylla grows in high altitude grassland, between 20 metres - sometimes higher - although apparently only on the more easterly facing slopes at these higher altitudes. The change in the water regime due to overgrazing is also a possible reason for decreasing numbers. Due to this and the specific habitat requirements, the numbers in the wild have diminished and it is now listed as endangered. It has become a prized collector's item and is possibly also used for muthi. The plants are stemless and usually not multiple although they grow in dense groups. The spiral is formed by five ranks of leaves which contain between 15 and 30 leaves each. The most striking feature of this aloe is the perfect spiral in which the leaves are arranged. There are apparently also unsubstantiated reports of it growing in the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg. It does not occur naturally anywhere outside Lesotho with the exception of one record on the Lesotho border with the Free State. ![]() The spiral aloe is a rare and beautiful aloe from the high Maluti Mountains of Lesotho. Bonus 10 no Kokerboom seeds to the largest bid.
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