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Brian Kemble's List of Hardy Aloes |
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Species |
Minimum Temp observed in cultivation (°F) |
Minimum Temp recorded in habitat (°F) |
Comments |
Winter Grower |
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aculeata |
20 |
22 |
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adigratana |
28-30 |
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affinis |
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22 |
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africana |
25 |
32 |
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alooides |
27 |
29 |
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|
ammophila |
25 |
28 |
survived with leaf damage at 25° |
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angelica |
|
29 |
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arborescens |
19 |
29 |
killed below 19°; fairly hardy and very wet tolerant |
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aristata |
19 |
13 |
very cold hardy, can rot with insufficient drainage |
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asperifolia |
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25 |
cold hardy, can't tolerate too much rain in winter |
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berhana |
20 |
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leaf damage at 20° |
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branddraaiensis |
25 |
22 |
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brevifolia |
20 |
25 |
quite cold hardy and wet tolerant |
X |
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broomii |
20 |
17 |
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buhrii |
25 |
27 |
performs well in S. California |
X |
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burgersfortensis |
25 |
28 |
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cameronii |
upper 20's |
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some clones hardy to upper 20's, others tender |
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camperi |
low 20's |
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bad leaf damage in low 20's |
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candelabrum |
low 20's |
28 |
flowers damaged in the low 20's |
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capitata var. capitata |
low 20's |
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leaf damage in the low 20's |
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capitata var. quartziticola |
low 20's |
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leaves OK, flowers damaged in the low 20's |
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castanea |
20 |
30 |
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ciliaris |
20 |
20 |
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claviflora |
20 |
24 |
rots easily if wet too long, but hardy to 20° |
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comosa |
28 |
30 |
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X |
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comptonii |
25 |
27 |
under tree cover at 25° |
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cooperi |
25 |
29 |
leaf damage under plastic cover at 25° |
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cremnophila |
upper 20's |
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undamaged under tree canopy in upper 20's |
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davyana |
20 |
19 |
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dichotoma |
upper 20's |
24 |
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X |
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divaricata |
20 |
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severe damage at 20° |
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distans |
20 |
34 |
very hardy and wet tolerant |
X |
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dumetorum |
25 |
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leaves damaged at 25° |
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dyeri |
|
28 |
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ecklonis |
|
17 |
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elgonica |
25 |
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bad leaf damage at 25° |
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erinacea |
|
27 |
|
X |
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excelsa |
low 20's |
37 |
leaf damage in the low 20's |
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ferox |
20 |
24 |
flowers damaged at 20°, leaves OK |
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fosteri |
20 |
22 |
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framesii |
mid 20's |
34 |
|
X |
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gariepensis |
|
23 |
|
X |
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glauca |
mid 20's |
27 |
very hardy and wet tolerant |
X |
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graciliflora |
|
26 |
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gracilis |
|
26 |
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grandidentata |
low 20's |
19 |
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greenii |
mid 20's |
37 |
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hereroensis |
|
21 |
needs excellent drainage to survive wet winters |
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hildebrandtii |
upper 20's |
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humilis |
low 20's |
25 |
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immaculata |
|
28 |
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inyangensis |
mid 20's |
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heavily damaged at 20°, OK under cover to the mid 20's |
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juvenna |
low 20's |
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karasbergensis |
|
21 |
needs excellent drainage, little summer water |
X |
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kedongensis |
mid 20's |
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moderate damage at 26°, heavily damaged at 20° |
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keithii |
|
26 |
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khamiesensis |
|
24 |
needs excellent drainage, little summer water |
X |
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komatiensis |
|
24 |
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krapohliana |
|
28 |
|
X |
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lateritia |
low 20's |
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leaf damage at low 20's |
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lineata |
20 |
20 |
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littoralis |
|
26 |
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longistyla |
|
20 |
sensitive to wetness, rots easily |
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lutescens |
mid 20's |
37 |
mid 20's under cover |
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marlothii |
20 |
22 |
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melanacantha |
|
28 |
needs excellent drainage |
X |
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microstigma |
low 20's |
27 |
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mitriformis |
low 20's |
34 |
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X |
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mudenensis |
mid 20's |
26 |
flowers damaged mid 20's |
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mutabilis |
|
21 |
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mutans |
20 |
30 |
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namibiensis |
|
25 |
very sensitive to wet conditions |
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ortholopha |
mid 20's |
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pachygaster |
|
20 |
very sensitive to wet conditions |
X |
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parvibracteata |
|
24 |
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pearsonii |
|
27 |
very sensitive to wet conditions |
X |
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peglerae |
|
21 |
quite hardy if dry |
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perryi |
low 20's |
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survived low 20's with leaf damage |
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petricola |
low 20's |
28 |
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pillansii |
|
27 |
very sensitive to wet conditions |
X |
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plicatilis |
20 |
20 |
blackened leaf tips in the 20's, killed in the teens,
likes lots of water |
X |
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pluridens |
low 20's |
28 |
