Aloe Polyphylla

We are very lucky to again be offering seeds of this fascinating, rare and beautiful Aloe from the mountains of Lesotho with every chance of proving hardy in this country. On germination, which would appear to present no problem, a single leaf appears with the following leaves produced alternately opposite each other. The excitement starts when the plant reaches approximately 40cm in diameter when it starts to spiral, either clockwise or anti-clockwise, with the thick, fleshy, grey-green leaves with sharp tips becoming purplish-brown, eventually growing into a large rosette 60cm in diameter and 30cm in height. It produces a flowering stem branching into several spikes of reddish to salmon-pink flowers. Patience will be required for the flowering event but patience that will be well rewarded.

Price is for 5 seeds