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Aloe sheilae

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Family: Aloaceae
Genus: Aloe (AL-oh) (Info)
Species: sheilae (SHEE-lay) (Info)

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Category:
Perennials
Cactus and Succulents

Height:
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Danger:
N/A

Bloom Color:
Red
Bright Yellow

Bloom Time:
Mid Fall
Late Fall/Early Winter

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Smooth-Textured
Succulent

Other details:
Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping
Suitable for growing in containers

Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
Unknown - Tell us

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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By palmbob

By palmbob

By Porphyrostachys

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Gardeners' Notes:

Rating	Author	Comment
Neutral	palmbob	On Apr 15, 2005, palmbob from Tarzana, CA (Zone 9b) wrote: pale green smooth-leaved (no teeth) stemless aloe from Saudia Arabia. New to me, and can't find much about it's growth rate or eventual size. will let you know as I find out myself. Seems quite hardy in southern California and growing nicely. This is turning out to be a wonderful plant... so user friendly. Had this nearly two years now, and plant has grown slowly and dependably... no problems whatsoever... color of leaves has remained exactly the same regardless of season or temps. Solitary, attractive gold to red flower in late fall on a raceme barely longer than the upright leaves. Flower only lasted a week. Subsequent freeze of unusual harshness for southern California (Jan 07) did not affect this plant in the least... handled temps around 27F without any visible damage.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Apache Junction, Arizona
Carefree, Arizona
Mesa, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Tempe, Arizona
Bonsall, California
Reseda, California
Vista, California

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