Flora canaria > Especies silvestres
Aloe ciliaris
Aloe ciliaris Haw.
Familia
ASPHODELACEAE
Aloe trepador
Aloe ciliaris, commonly known as climbing aloe, is a perennial succulent plant native to South Africa. It is distinguished from common aloes by its slender, long and flexible stems, which can climb several metres (up to 5 or 10 metres under optimal conditions) by clinging to surrounding vegetation, fences or rocks.
Its green, fleshy leaves are arranged in a spiral. Its name ‘ciliaris’ derives from the small, white, eyelash-like teeth or cilia that line the margin and base of the leaf.
It produces striking tubular flowers in scarlet red or orange with yellow tips, grouped in upright clusters. In warm climates, it can flower almost all year round, with the main flowering period in winter and spring.
If it does not have a support to climb, it grows into a dense, untidy-looking shrub or a trailing plant.
It is an ideal plant both for pots on terraces (where its stems can hang down very attractively) and for covering slopes, rockeries or fences in low-maintenance gardens. Furthermore, it propagates extremely easily from stem cuttings in spring.
Tenerife, Gran Canaria
Aloe trepador
Aloe ciliaris, commonly known as climbing aloe, is a perennial succulent plant native to South Africa. It is distinguished from common aloes by its slender, long and flexible stems, which can climb several metres (up to 5 or 10 metres under optimal conditions) by clinging to surrounding vegetation, fences or rocks.
Its green, fleshy leaves are arranged in a spiral. Its name ‘ciliaris’ derives from the small, white, eyelash-like teeth or cilia that line the margin and base of the leaf.
It produces striking tubular flowers in scarlet red or orange with yellow tips, grouped in upright clusters. In warm climates, it can flower almost all year round, with the main flowering period in winter and spring.
If it does not have a support to climb, it grows into a dense, untidy-looking shrub or a trailing plant.
It is an ideal plant both for pots on terraces (where its stems can hang down very attractively) and for covering slopes, rockeries or fences in low-maintenance gardens. Furthermore, it propagates extremely easily from stem cuttings in spring.
Tenerife, Gran Canaria
