Aloe Distans | Golden Tooth Aloe

Aloe distans (Jeweled Aloe, Golden Tooth Aloe) A sprawling aloe that crawls along the ground or climbs up over rocks or other obstacles with long trailing stems bearing blue-green leaves tipped with a tight rosette of these leaves, which are about 5 inches in diameter, and have golden spines on the margins.

The plants suckers along its stems so that the many outwardly-moving heads radiate many feet out from the center. The largest we have seen was about 10 feet across. Older stems are bare near the center showing silver-gray stems clinging to the ground. In mid-summer to fall appear the capitate heads of coral tubular flowers.

Plant in full sun to light shade. Best in cooler coastal climates where it requires little or only occasional irrigation. This plant is drought tolerant and fire-retardant and frost hardy to the low 20's° F. It makes a great addition as a low plant in a large space where it has room to spread.

Source: San Marcos Growers