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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Aloeaceae (now Asphodeloideae) |
| Origin: Madagascar |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Red/Purple Foliage: Yes |
| Flower Color: Red |
| Bloomtime: Winter |
| Height: 4-8 feet |
| Width: 3-4 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Seaside: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
| May be Poisonous (More Info): Yes |
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Aloe divaricata - An upright suckering aloe (solitary clones exist) that can reach 5 to 7 feet tall thin stems holding rosettes of 18 inch long recurved narrow leaves at branch ends with older leaves skirting the stems. These leaves have prominent sharp red teeth and take on a wide range of colors with blue-green being blushed with red and a gray purple color when grown in full sun. In winter appear the 3 foot tall airy multibranched inflorescences rising above the foliage with racemes of well-spaced deep red colored flowers. Plant in full sun in a well-drained soil and irrigate occasionally to infrequently. Hardy to 25 °F. An attractive and interesting narrow growing plant that that can be used as a focal plant in the ground, as a large potted specimen, or planted close as medium height hedge. This plant is widespread in the wild within in arid bush vegetation and coastal thickets on sandy soils from sea level up to 2,600 feet in elevation in the western and southern Madagascar. The specific epithet comes from the Latin word meaning "spread out" in reference to the branches of the inflorescence. Our plants from the Huntington Botanic Garden from seed collected in 1998 by Alexandre Viossat.
This information about Aloe divaricata 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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