Aloe Ecklonis - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds Herb

Aloe Ecklonis - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds HerbAloe is a genus containing about 500 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. Most Aloe species have a rosette of large, thick, fleshy leaves. The leaves are often lance shaped with

pink or red

sharply toothed leaves

Leaves are simple or compound with lobed

The Acacia Davyi or Cork Thorn Tree grows up to 5 metres

Its shape and colour resembles a banana

The name "lily" is applied to a number of plants that are not at all closely related

scented pink or white flowers in spring

Some Aloes native to South Africa are arbore scent

"Karoo violet"

The berries and flowers are edible

of which there are several per head of bloom

brownish leaves with dry twisted tips