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Description
It is a very spectacularly coluoured, suckering, and low-growing aloe. Family: Asphodelaceae Scientific name: Aloe humilis Mill. Common Names include: Spider Aloe, Blue dwarf aloe, Dwarf hedge-hog Aloe. Origin: South Africa (Western Cape, Eastern Cape) Habitat: Grows in the transitional zone in South Africa between summer and winter rainfall areas - the best area from which succulents come. Etymology: The species name humilis means 'low growing', refering to the plant's growth habit.
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Description: Aloe humilis is a low growing heavily suckering succulent that forms crowded clusters. This clustering aloe is a wonderful little species that has very large blooms compared to the size of the plant. It is a very variable species that remains small through the entire life cycle . | |||
Leaves are pale blue-green and are bordered by short translucent white marginal "teeth" and irregularly spaced bumps (tubercules) often arranged in tranverse rows on both the upper and lower surfaces. | |||
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