Aloe cameroniiHemsl .
Red Aloe , Cameron ’s Ruwari Aloe
Aloe cameroniivar.cameronii
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Family : AsphodelaceaeSubfamily : AsphodeloideaeGenus : Aloe
The specific epithet " cameronii(kam - er - ON - electrical engineering - eye ) " respect Kenneth J. Cameron , an employee of the African Lakes Corporation , who discovered the species in Malawi and send it to the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew in 1854 .
Aloe cameroniiis native toMalawiandZimbabwe . It grows in crevices and grass - fill depressions on granite hills and cliff at elevation between 2,300 and 5,200 feet ( 700 and 1,585 m ) , chiefly in exposed situation but on occasion among other shrubs .
Aloe cameroniiis an attractive shrubby succulent with vertical stem clothed in persistent leaf stay and topped by a lax rosette of green foliage that turn a beautiful coppery red in summer . It branches from the base and above and can maturate up to 5 feet ( 1.5 m ) tall , seldom to 8.2 feet ( 2.5 m ) when patronise by surround vegetation . The legion branches are ascending , or the basal ace shortly decumbent . The leaves are erect - disseminate , lance - shaped with margin line with brownish - tipped teeth , and can value up to 20 inches ( 50 centimetre ) long and 2.8 inches ( 7 curium ) wide .
The flowers are usually bright ruby with paler tips or orange and now and then creamy yellow . They are slightly curved , measuring up to 1.8 inch ( 4.5 curium ) long and 0.3 inches ( 0.7 cm ) in diam . They seem arrange in racemes with a branched peduncle , commonly in belated fall and winter . The raceme can reach up to 12 in ( 30 centimeter ) in length . The inflorescences , 1 to 3 from each rosette , are upright and can grow up to 3.3 metrical unit ( 1 1000 ) marvellous .
USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
Aloes can live long and thrive with very little care . These plants are great for tyro .
When growingAloes indoors , localise your plants near a southern or southwest - face window with plenty of bright , indirect luminosity . To keep yourAloes looking commons , avoid exposing them to direct sun , which can cause leaves to brown . Rotate the potty once or twice a hebdomad to get equal lighting for all side of the plants . revolve yourAloealso helps poise the face of the industrial plant , as leave-taking tend to maturate toward the sunlight .
Outdoors provide light shade , especially during the red-hot parts of the mean solar day . A covered patio or porch is an excellent spot for growingAloeoutdoors .
PlantAloes in well - drained soil peculiarly excogitate for cacti and other succulent , ormake your soil mix . Drainage is essential because too much wet around roots can cause source hogwash .
These succulent need regular lachrymation but are very tolerant of short periods of drought . piss profoundly , but only when the grunge is altogether juiceless . Cut back onwateringduring the winter month . Overwateringis the top reasonAloeplants croak . Do not permit water place upright in the rosette .
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