Aloe striatula
An evergreen succulent with bushy, scrambling stems. The stems and leaf sheaths are striped light and dark green. Yellow racemes of flowers with protruding orange stamens are produced on spikes 40cm high in summer
1.5-2.5 metres
1.5-2.5 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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Outdoors, grow in a sharply-draining soil in full sun. Under glass grow in a sharply-draining, peat-free, loam-based compost with extra sand or grit. Outdoors protect from excessive winter wet. As an endemic of high-altitude habitats in South Africa, if given very sharp drainage is hardy in average winters throughout much of the UK, except the far north
Propagate by seed in spring at 21°C or from stem cuttings in summer
No pruning required
May be susceptible to scale insects and mealybugs under glass
Generally disease-free, except in wet or poorly-drained soils where it may be susceptible to root rot