Aloe lineata var. muirii leaf rosette

The expertise of Kirstenbosch plant caregivers grants this Aloe lineata var. muirii leaf rosette head start over its natural habitat counterparts.

The numerous, narrow leaves taper to thin, far-protruding tips. Only the young centre has much green, turning to orange-green and red-brown soon, starting from the tips and progressing closer to the base on older leaves.

A healthy plant bears thirty to forty leaves in its compact rosette, their average length about 30 cm and 7 cm wide at the base in the lowest live leaves of the rosette. In the really large to exceptional rosettes these dimensions increase to 40 cm long and 9 cm wide (Reynolds, 1974; http://redlist.sanbi.org).