Perennials, Tropicals > Aloe > Aloe excelsa > Aloe excelsa
Aloe excelsa
Zimbabwe Aloe, Noble Aloe
Origin: Native to Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, and Northwestern South Africa.
| Family |
| Asphodelaceae |
| Genus |
| Aloe |
| Species |
| excelsa |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9a - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c-H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-3.8)- 4.5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 25 - 40 |
| Height |
| Typically 3 m but can reach 6 m. |
| Spread |
| 60 - 120 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| A tall aloe, reaching up to 6 m, although 3 m is a more common height. |
| Landscape |
| Ideal for rock gardens, arid landscapes, as a container plant, in mass arid plantings, as a potted indoor or patio plant or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Requires well-drained, neutral, sandy potting soil in full sun to partial shade. Requires protection from any harsh weather conditions. |
| Shape |
| Upright-spreading. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Pests |
| Spider mites, mealy bugs, scale insects and aphid species. |
| Habitat |
| Dry mountain slopes. |
| Leaf Description |
| A compact rosette at the top, becoming recurved and up to 1 m long, dark green in summer and succulent, up to 3 cm thick at the centre. |
| Flower Description |
| The flowers are produced in summer on a spike up to 90 cm tall, each flower pendulous, with a tubular corolla 2 - 3 cm long. |
| Texture Description |
| Similar to some other Aloe species, young plants have a great number of spines over their leaf surfaces. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| Division of clumps. |
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