with one species from Socotra off the coast of Somalia (although this may not be a species of Babiana)
Often used to underplant tulips in large public landscapes
Life expectancy is 200+ with 500 yr old specimens disgracefully cut down throughout the 1970s
Growing to 15cm with grey-green leaves in dense rosettes with margins with white teeth
which have no spines and lie almost flat on the soil surface
Aloe Littoralis - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds Sweet Pepper with one species from SocotraAloe is a genus containing about 400 species of flowering succulent plants. The most common and well known of these is Aloe vera, or "true aloe". The genus is native to Africa, and is common in South Africa's Cape Province, the mountains of tropical Africa, and neighbouring areas such as Madagascar, the Arabian peninsula, and the islands of Africa. Most Aloe species have a rosette of large, thick, fleshy leaves. The leaves are often lance shaped with