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Aloiampelos tenuior (Aloe tenuior var. rubriflora)

Aloe tenuior is one of the so-called “scrambling aloes”, with lots of slender stems, and these have recently been moved into their own genus – Aloiampelos, though this name is not yet well-known. Like its relative Aloiampelos/Aloe ciliaris, it climbs up through bushes, using them for support, and in cultivation it can be tied to a trellis or trained along a fence or a wall if desired. The usual flower color is yellow, and the red-flowered form was named Aloe tenuior var. rubriflora, but many botanists do not consider the difference in flower color significant enough to be deserving of a different variety. From South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province.

-Brian