Species · genus Aloe · Asphodelaceae

Mitra Aloe

Aloe perfoliata L.

Growth habit

succulent shrub

Native range

Cape Provinces, Namibia

Reference · A. perfoliata

Cultivars of A. perfoliata

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No named cultivars catalogued under A. perfoliata yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

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A succulent shrub from the arid Cape and Namibian regions, storing water in its fleshy leaves and rotting quickly if kept wet. Plant it in gritty, fast-draining mix and give it the brightest spot you have, ideally some direct sun. Water deeply but infrequently, only once the soil has dried out completely to the bottom of the pot.

Care recipe

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Care notes are early — not yet verified

Light: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water: ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 14-28d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Direct sun

Water

≈ every 28 days

Humidity

Low — average room

Temperature

7–27 °C

Soil mix

Gritty, fast-draining cactus and succulent mix

Propagation

Offsets or stem cuttings, dried before potting

Fertilizing

Dilute succulent feed once or twice during the growing season

Growth rate

Slow

Flowering

Coral-red spikes in strong light, uncommon indoors

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Toxic to cats & dogs

Saponins + anthraquinones (the latex) — vomiting, lethargy, diarrhoea. This is where toxicity lives: every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 14-28d) · ai:claude-fable-5 · ASPCA

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