Aloe x winteri

Scientific name: Aloe x winteri

Family: Aloeaceae

Location

Shrub 2.5 m tall, in the Succulent Garden.

Grid: 6I1p
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The genus Aloe contains approximately 200 species. They occur in the Arabian Peninsula, Cape Verde Is., tropical Africa, South Africa and Madagascar. This hybrid was formed by crossing Aloe x principis (itself a hybrid of A. arborescens and A. ferox) with A. arborescens var. frutescens. The scientific name Aloe has three syllables (A'l-o-e); the common name ‘aloe’ has two syllables (Al-oe).