African Spiral Aloe ~ Aloe Polyphylla ~ RARE Succulent ~ 5 Seeds ~ Amazing Cacti ~

Aloe polyphylla is a species in the genus Aloethat is endemic to the Kingdom of Lesotho in the Drakensberg mountains. It is well known for its strikingly symmetrical, five-pointed spiral growth habit. Aloe polyphylla is a stemless aloe and grows its leaves in a very distinctive spiral shape. The plants do not seem to sucker or produce off-shoots, but from the germination of their seeds they can form small, dense clumps. The fat, wide, serrated, gray-green leaves have sharp, dark leaf-tips. This aloe flowers at the beginning of summer, producing red-to-pink flowers at the head of robust, branched inflorescences. The spiral aloe grows in high, mountainous, grassy slopes. In South Africa, buying or collecting the plant is a criminal offense.