Mazhar Botanic Garden

Aloe ferox Mill.

Cape Aloe

Family: Asphodelaceae
Genus: Aloe
Species: ferox
Sample code: EGY-MBG-001072
Common name: Cape Aloe
English name: Bitter aloe, Red Aloe
Arabic name: الوي فيروكس
Native: Southern Africa
(PGR): Very rare

stemmed aloe grow 3 m tall leaves fleshy and thick, arranged in rosettes, reddish-brown spines on the margins with smaller spines on the upper and lower surfaces flowers orange or red

Ornamental Aloe. The gel-like flesh from the inside of the leaves is used in cosmetic products and is reported to have wound-healing properties.

Aloe perfoliata var ferox

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Texture: Enriched soil Sandy Sandy alluvia
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds - offsets
Flowering time:
Zone: 9a : 11b
pH range: 6.0-7.0
Status: Least concern
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Succulent
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Seed company
Plant Uses: Cosmetic Medicinal Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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