1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent, Herbs
Cactus, Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Southern Africa
South America, Argentina, Brazil
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Open Plains, Semi arid regions
Dry Forest, limestone outcrops, Subtropical climates
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H2, 13, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
150.00 cm300.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
90.00 cm90.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Orange, Gold, Salmon
White, Light Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Orange, Pink, White, Yellow
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Pink, Rose
Not Available
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Rose, Orange Red
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Cuttings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs, Distilled Water, Needs good drainage
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Cut Bulbs
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Bacterial Stem Rot, Mealy bugs, Red spider mite, Scale
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Hummingbirds
Birds, Spider Mites
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Avoid during Pregnancy, hallucinations
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Asthma, constipation, Diabetes, Fever, Frostbite, Inflammation, Itching, Osteoarthritis, Psoriasis, Sunburn
Antidiabetic, Rheumatism, Soothing and relieving pain
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Cosmetics, Employed in herbal medicine, Used as Ornamental plant
Traditional medicine, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in herbal medicines
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical
Container, Edible, Hedges, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ALOE ferox
Selenicereus grandiflorus
7.2 Common Name
Bitter Aloe, Red Aloe, Tap Aloe
Queen of the night, large-flowered cactus, sweet-scented cactus, vanilla cactus
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Cape Aloe
Königin der Nacht
7.2.3 In French
Cap Aloe
Reine de la nuit
7.2.4 In Spanish
Cabo Aloe
Reina de la noche
7.2.5 In Greek
Κέιπ Αλόη
Βασίλισσα της νύχτας
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Cape Aloe
Rainha da noite
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
Asparagales
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Hylocereeae
8.9 Subfamily
Asphodeloideae
Cactoideae
8.10 Number of Species