About
Gonialoe variegata (v) is an evergreen perennial that reaches a height of up to 20 cm. It produces clusters of rosettes featuring rigid, fleshy leaves that are dark green with distinctive white banding. In summer, it produces racemes of tubular flowers in a salmon-red hue.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H1C
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conservatory Greenhouse, Cactus Succulent, Houseplants
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Architectural, Patio and container plants
- Native to
- S Africa, Namibia
- Toxicity
- Ingestion may cause severe discomfort. Wear gloves and wash hands after handling
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow indoors in a container of peat-free, cacti potting compost, or peat-free, loam-based potting compost with added horticultural grit. Water moderately when in growth, very sparingly when dormant in winter. Apply a general liquid fertiliser monthly from May to August. Can be placed outdoors in summer, see aloe cultivation for further advice
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown with heat as soon as ripe or from offsets in late spring or early summer
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to scale insects and mealybugs
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free