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Aloe camperi 'Jennifer' (Variegated Nubian Aloe) - A colony-forming aloe that suckers or branches near the base with individual rosettes reaching nearly 2 feet tall and wide with narrow light green leaves with cream streaks that are flat on the upper surface and angle upwards then arch over towards the tips with sharp spines along the margins. This plant reliably produces 3 foot tall branched inflorescences with an abundance of salmon-orange buds that open to yellow flowers from the bottom up in late spring. For more information se our listing of Aloe camperi
Plant in full sun and irrigate little to occasionally. Hardy to mid 20's° F - no damage was observed on our plants of this species in the January 2007 cold spell with three nights down to at 25° F, but plants of Aloe camperi were noted as damaged at temperatures in the low 20's by Brian Kemble at the Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Grove. This is an attractive landscape plant that is showy in full bloom but care must be exercised to keep dry to prevent leaf spotting.
This aloe came from the garden of Santa Barbara succulent collector, the late Gunther Schwarz and was given to us by his wife Jennifer. Likely this plant already has a valid cultivar name but until such time that we learn it we are honoring Jennifer and Gunther's memory by naming it after her. While we really liked the look of this plant and had fine specimens on our garden, in our nursery conditions and we discontinued growing it in 2015 after only selling it for a few years.
This information about Aloe camperi 'Jennifer' displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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