Aloe ciliaris
Common Names: climbing aloe
Family: Liliaceae
Origin: South Africa
Type: Succulent shrub or vine
Size: Vines up to 10 ft. or train as shrub.
Flowers: 20–30 orange flowers with green or yellow tips on short stems, spring, summer, fall, winter. Green leaves 8–10” long.
Uses: Planters, walls, ground cover; containers with training, near oak trees. Fire resistive.
Wildlife: Attracts hummingbirds. Deer resistant.
Soil: Well-drained and/or rocky.
Water: Seldom and deep.
Sun: Full or light shade.
Pruning: To shape or maintain as shrub.
Pests & Diseases: Root rot in heavy or poorly-drained soils or from too much water.
Notes: Most Aloes come from the bluffs and rocky soils of the Cape and Natal regions of south and east Africa. A fast grower. Hardy to 25° F, but not extensive frost.