Waterwise Plants for Perth Gardens

ALOACEAE
Aloe polyphylla
Aloe
[Image © John Colwill 2010]
[Image © John Colwill 2010]

Plant Notes
Striking variety with succulent light green leaves in 5 spiraling ranks to form a ball-like rosette to 30cm across. Short branching flower stems are topped with clusters of orange tubular flowers in spring. Sun or light shade, frost hardy.

This is a WaterWise Perth Plant
Growth Habit
  Tree   Shrub
  Groundcover   Climber
  Creeper   Palm
  Orchid   Succulent
  Strap-Leaves Herbaceous

Lifespan
Perennial   Annual
  Biennial

Mature Plant Height (cm)
less than 50 cm   50 to 100 cm
  100 to 200 cm   200 to 400 cm
  400 to 800 cm   more than 800 cm

Mature Plant Width (cm)
less than 50 cm   50 to 100 cm
  100 to 200 cm   200 to 400 cm
  400 to 800 cm   more than 800 cm

Flower Colours
Red   Pink
  White   Yellow
Orange   Brown
  Grey   Cream
  Purple-Mauve   Green
  Blue   Violet
  Silver   Black

Flowering Season
Spring   Summer
  Autumn   Winter

Garden Types
  Native Cottage
  Coastal Mediterranean
  Tropical

Uses
  Fruit   Nut
  Vegetable   Culinary Herb