Aloe Dichotoma - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds Sweet Pepper 2006 All-America Selections Winner

2006 All-America Selections Winner

at the apex of simple or branched

rachis with a gland at the bottom of the last pair of pinnulae

Large scented blue flowers are a feature of this spring flowering indigenous bulb plant

Aloe Dichotoma - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds Sweet Pepper 2006 All-America Selections WinnerThe quiver tree or Aloe dichotoma is probably the best known aloe found in South Africa and Namibia. Visitors to the Cape can see a recently planted forest of quiver trees at the Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden. This distinctive tree aloe has smooth branches, which are covered with a thin layer of whitish powder that helps to reflect away the hot sun's rays. The bark on the trunk forms beautiful golden brown scales, but beware, the edges of