Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent, Herbs
Flowering Plants
Origin
Southern Africa
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Types
Aloe
Aconitum napellus
Number of Varieties
15250
0
40000
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Habitat
Open Plains, Semi arid regions
Damp shady woods, meadows
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-1512-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12-10
Sunset Zone
H1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm-
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm-
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Gold, Salmon
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
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Fruit Color
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Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Pink, Rose
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Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Rose, Orange Red
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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Growth Rate
Slow
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Spring
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
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Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
reseeds
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season
Do not let dry out between waterings
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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Pruning
Cut Bulbs
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
poisonous if ingested, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
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Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, constipation, Diabetes, Fever, Frostbite, Inflammation, Itching, Osteoarthritis, Psoriasis, Sunburn
Analgesic, Anodyne, Diaphoretic, Homeopathy, Used as a sedative
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Root
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Employed in herbal medicine, Used as Ornamental plant
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical
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Botanical Name
ALOE ferox
Aconitum
Common Name
Bitter Aloe, Red Aloe, Tap Aloe
aconite, monkshood, wolf's bane, leopard's bane, mousebane, women's bane, devil's helmet, Queen of all Poisons, blue rocket
In Hindi
केप मुसब्बर
बच्छनाभ
In German
Cape Aloe
Eisenhut
In French
Cap Aloe
Queen of all Poisons
In Spanish
Cabo Aloe
Queen of all Poisons
In Greek
Κέιπ Αλόη
Queen of all Poisons
In Portuguese
Cape Aloe
Queen of all Poisons
In Polish
Cape Aloe
Tojad
In Latin
Cape Aloe
Queen of all Poisons
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheobionta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Ranunculales
Family
Aloaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Aloe
Aconitum
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
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Delphinieae
Subfamily
Asphodeloideae
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Number of Species
400250
1
27800
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