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Names and Synonyms:Aloe nobilis "White Teeth," Aloe x nobilis, Aloe mitriformis spinosior, Aloe perfoliata
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Common Names:White Toothed Aloe, Noble Aloe
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Family:Aloeaceae
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Origin:South Africa. This aloe is thought to be a cross of Aloe mitriformis and Aloe brevifolia and does not occur naturally.
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Size Label:1 Gallon
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Height:1-2'
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Width:1-2'
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Cold Tolerance:20 to 25°F, -6.7 to -3.9°C
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Heat Tolerance:Very high
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Light Requirement:Full sun to very light shade in hot interior or desert climates
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Water needs:Extremely drought tolerant
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Maintenance:Remove offsets and spent flower spikes as desired
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Uses:Excellent in rock, cactus and succulent gardens. Good for xeriscaping as well and can be used as a dry ground cover. Combine it with winter blooming aloes for a longer show of flowers. Flowers attract hummingbirds, bees and butterflies.
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Propagation:Remove and replant offsetting stems. Collect and plant seeds after flowering.
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Special notes:This is a smaller clumping aloe which produces a colony of 5-6 inch rosettes by suckering profusely. The mounding plant is about 18 inches tall and composed of fleshy green leaves that have a rose tint on the tips and white, sharp but flexible teeth running mostly along the leaf margins. The teeth glow when backlight by sunlight. Aloe nobilis makes a nice dry ground cover that puts on a solid floral display in summer with red-orange flower spikes rising 1 to 2 feet above the leaf rosettes.
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