![]() Aloe camperi is from Eretria in northeastern Africa south to Ethiopia at elevations ranging from 4,600 feet to 8,300 feet and was first described using this name in 1891 by Georg Schweinfurth, a German who lived in Riga in the Baltic Provinces of Russia, from a plant collected at about 4,600 feet in the Great Valley above Ghinda in Eritrea. We also grow a yellow flowering form we call Aloe camperi 'Yellow' and there is a more robust form that flowers earlier (March) that has long been grown at the Huntington Botanic Garden (HBG#92) and was distributed as an International Succulent Introduction as Aloe camperi 'Cornuta' (ISI -2005-15). The late spring flowering of this plant distinguishes it from many other species that tend to bloom winter into spring or later in the fall. This great landscape plant is very showy in full bloom and has been in cultivation in California for many years under the name Aloe eru. Hardy to mid 20's F - no damage observed on our plants at 25° F in the January 2007 cold spell but plants were noted as damaged at temperatures in the low 20's by Brian Kemble at the Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Grove. Plant in full sun and irrigate little to occasionally. This plant reliably produces 3 foot tall branched inflorescences with an abundance of salmon-orange buds that open to apricot-yellow flowers from the bottom up in late spring that are broadest near the tips - ours is spectacular in May and lingering into June. Synonyms: Īloe camperi (Nubian Aloe) A colony forming aloe that suckers or branches near the base with individual rosettes reaching nearly 2 feet tall and wide with narrow light green leaves that are flat on the upper surface and angle upwards then arch over towards the tips with sharp spines along the margins. Products > Plants - Browse By Plant Category > Succulent > Aloe camperi 'Cornuta'Īloe camperi 'Cornuta' - Horned Nubian Aloe Aloe camperi 'Cornuta' at San Marcos Growers ![]()
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