Aloiampelos juddii(van Jaarsv . ) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm .
Koudeberg Aloe
Aloe juddii
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folk : AsphodelaceaeSubfamily : AsphodeloideaeGenus : Aloiampelos
Aloiampelos juddii , formerly known asAloe juddii , is a multi - caulescent succulent that forms a clump of slender stanch with dour green farewell with red summit and tiny white-hot teeth along the margins . The stems are upright to semy - upright , often straggle along the ground and over rocks , and hit 2 feet ( 60 centimetre ) in duration and up to 0.4 inches ( 1 cm ) in diam . They are grey to snowy , similar in color to theTable Mountain Sandstonerock type on which the industrial plant grows in its native home ground . The bunch can reach a diameter of 32 column inch ( 80 cm ) . In aged specimens , the radical bases give rise to an underground fleshy to near - woody caudex , from which vernal stems readily bob up . The leaves are triangular with allowance curved upwards , measure up to 3 inches ( 7.5 cm ) foresighted and up to 1 column inch ( 2.5 cm ) wide .
The prime are cylindrical , quite farseeing , pendulous when open , reddish , and often with yellow and light-green marker at the wind . They appear in short , unbranched racemes on erect , purplish stalks with a few papery bracts , commonly in early spring .
Aloiampelos juddiiis indigenous to a few rocky outcrops and a farm near Cape Agulhas in the Western Cape , South Africa .
The specific epithet " juddii(JUD - ee - eye ) " honors Eric Judd , a mantle - based photographer , natural scientist , and botanical artist . He discovered the species in 2004 .
USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° coke ) .
Due to their hardiness and the encompassing reach of flower colors , these slender succulents have become popular ornamental plants in South African gardens . The common man species ( such as the more widespreadAloes of the Eastern Cape ) are also increasingly grown in gardens oversea .
Climbing Aloes require a cheery , well - drained position and are peculiarly suitable for rock garden . The taller , climbing specie are commonly planted along fences and boundaries , acquire through the border leaf . However , the lower , rambling mintage are well suited for rockery , slopes , or terrace , which they will course cascade down down over .
These plants can easily be broadcast by get hold of cutting and seeds . Climbing Aloes broadly speaking have both manly and female heyday on each plant , but an case-by-case plant is usually not ego - prolific .
Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for Climbing Aloes .
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