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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Aloeaceae (now Asphodeloideae) |
| Origin: Madagascar |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Yellow & Orange |
| Bloomtime: Fall/Winter |
| Height: 1-2 feet |
| Width: 1-2 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Summer Dry: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
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Aloe fievetii (Fievet's Aloe) - A stemless or short stemmed plant that offsets sparingly, forming a rosette of 12-16 foot long narrow lanceolate red tinged green leaves that are erect then spreading with a dentate tip and reddish teeth. In late fall to early and mid-winter appear the unbranched or once branched inflorescence, rising above the leaves to nearly 2 feet tall, bearing bicolored candy corn flowers in capitate heads, with orange buds that open to display bright yellow flowers. Unlike Aloe capitata, which grows in the same region, this plant's flowers open from the bottom of the inflorescence first and then proceed to open upwards while Aloe capitata does the reverse. The leaves of this species are also narrower and more channeled than Aloe capitata. There is little information about the cultivation of this plant but based on its natural habitat and plants that grow with it we recommend planting it in full sun in a well drained soil and irrigating occasionally to very little. It should be hardy into the high 20°Fs and quite possibly less. Aloe fievetii has a restricted natural range found only close to its type locality near the village of Andomaranomaitso, 30 kilometers northwest Fianarantsoa, where it grows on granite rocks at around 4,000 feet in elevation. The species was named in 1965 by Gilbert Westacott Reynolds to honor Mr. Gerard Fievet, who first discovered the plant. Our plants received in 2009 from the Institute of Aloe Studies distribution (IAS09-015).
This information about Aloe fievetii 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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