Aloe Polyphylla - African Spiral Aloe Exotic CactiAloe is a genus containing about 400 species of flowering succulent plants. The most common and well known of these is Aloe vera, or "true aloe". The genus is native to Africa, and is common in South Africa's Cape Province, the mountains of tropical Africa, and neighbouring areas such as Madagascar, the Arabian peninsula, and the islands of Africa. "Kroonalwyn", spirally arranged broad leaves, pale red & salmon coloured flowers in Spring, high
The ancient Egyptians revered the Nile water-lilies
but can be grown in a conservatory or greenhouse
with 3-6 pairs of pinnulae and 10-30 pairs of leaflets each
Popularly known as Zucchini it is a rather easy to grow squash
many have been harvested through human history
Its flavour is mild to moderately hot (0500 Scoville units)
densely multi-flowered raceme
single rosettes
as it provided foliage and fruit to the animal life of the Kalahari
A compact annual spreading plant with lovely smelling white flowers
or lotuses as they were also called
Aloe is a genus containing about 400 species of flowering succulent plants
