PlantFiles: Aloe
Aloe asperifolia

Perfect species for the deserts in and around Phoenix. It tolerates th heat, is hardy to at least 19F and even tolerates a good amount of sun. The flowers reliably appear in fall and though not completely showy, are a welcome novelty in the yard emerging sideways from the rosette. Tolerates flat ground and rock piles equally well.

Upright rosettes of pale, sparsely toothed leaves. This Namibian aloe has odd flower shape- branching racemes come off parallel to the ground and have simple red to red-orange flowers somewhat spread out along the raceme. Very drought tolerant plant, but when going through winter drought does tend to lose some leaves and looks a bit odd with just 3-5 fat, pale leaves sticking out at odd angles.