Garden Aloes

tree Aloes with yellow flowers (3)

Are you looking to add some yellow color to your waterwise garden? Here's a handy list of 3 tree Aloes that are good candidates.

Aloe dichotoma

The beautiful & distinctive Aloidendron dichotomum (Aloe dichotoma) is one of the largest Aloes and is a well known, common garden feature in South Africa. Aloidendron dichotomum is an extremely tough tree that may reach an age of over 80 years and a height of approximately 7 metres. The tree is found in very dry habitats in Namibia and South Africa and provides food and shelter for many insects, mammals and birds. Elegantly tapered branches are topped by succulent rosettes of aloe leaves, with butter yellow flowers produced in winter. read more

Aloe pillansii

Indigenous to southern Africa, Aloidendron pillansii (formerly Aloe pillansii) is a succulent tree that is impressively sculptured by time and the elements of the desert. This is one of the tallest and most prized of all the tree aloes; only Aloidendron barberae gets taller and more massive. As well as being beautiful, Aloe pillansii is also one of the most endangered plants in all of Africa. This succulent tree is noted to grow to 30 to 40 feet in habitat but likely grow to a much smaller size in cultivation. read more

Aloe tongaensis

Aloidendron tongaense (Aloe tongaensis) is a freely branching, heavy stemmed tree Aloe bears masses of puffy orange/apricot flowers in late winter. This medium-to-large sized tree aloe, with a rounded crown, growing to 9-12+ feet tall, looks very similar to both Aloe barberae and Aloe eminens. Aloe tongaensis has 18 inch long pale green rubbery leaves that often take on a orange hue during the cooler months of the year. read more

Aloes organized by flower color