PlantFiles: Aloe
Aloe viguieri

A note about the photos on here: The 3 pics from Xenomorf are of a mislabeled plant at the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix and are not Aloe viguieri. That plant appears similar to Aloe praetermissa from Oman. A true Aloe viguieri never reaches the dimensions of that plant at the DBG and has a much smaller, simple (rarely 1 branched) inflorescence.

Madagascan species with pale green to blue-green flattish, wedge-shape leaves and very small white teeth along the margins. I have little information about its cultivationalk needs at this time, but will keep you posted as I learn more... or kill it. So far it certainly is a slow grow, curling up in high heat and full sun, with leaves nearly white they are so pale blue-green. Supposed to be a very low need plant, requiring little water or care to grow. Perhaps mine is getting too much water. Still alive after 3 years, but still pretty dinky. However this is not a large aloe, rarely growing larger than 2' in diameter (often smaller). Very open floral raceme made up of brilliant but widely spaced red flowers on unbranched inflorescences. (mine has not flowered, and I suspect may not get there ever).