Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Aloe deltoideodonta var. cardians

ALOE DELTOIDEODONTA var. CARDIANS

This stemless or short stemmed Aloe comes from the rocky slopes of the mountainous Fianarantsoa province of southern central Madagascar at elevation of 2,100 to 2,600 feet. It produces pups from the base to make a cluster of rosettes with pale green 6 to 8 inch long by 2 inch wide leaves with prominent darker green parallel lines and straw colored margins. It is shy to bloom but is described as having a short branched or unbranched conical inflorescence with green tipped pale orange flowers that open to near white and deflex downward.

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