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Apply meths on a cotton wool bud to affected areas.Ĭomments: Aloes were previously considered to be part of families Aloaceae and Liliaceae. Mealy bugs can be a big problem if kept too moist. Plants need to be protected from hot temperatures and do most growing in spring and autumn.ĭiseases: Fusarium Crown Rot is considered by Alan Beverley a Santa Cruz Grower as the most serious disease. Maintenance: These are very difficult to cultivate and is one of the world's most endangered plants. Your best chance to see one will be at at your local Botanical Garden but if you want to try to grow them then its probably best to first contact your local Aloe Growing Society - the links to which can be found on this page They do not begin to spiral until they are between 20-30cm in diameter.Įach spring they produce branched flower spikes, with flowers of pale red to orange-pink. Unfortunately its devilishly tricky to grow, making it the Holy. The leaves are a grey-green in colour with purplish brown tips that become very sharp and irregular toothed margins. Perhaps the best known succulent to do this is aptly name spiral aloe (Aloe polyphylla). The leaf rosette is formed of 5 spiralling ranks of 15-30 leaves. But AP is a special succulent and at this stage they stand in cactus mix ground and kept wet from the bottom at 16C. At the moment i have around 12 seedlings with 1 and starting to make 2nd leave. The most striking feature of this plant is the amazing leaf formation. Cost of small spiral aloe or just a cutting.