Aloe erinacea

Aloe erinacea, native to the arid areas of Namibia, is a small, slow-growing succulent with rounded ball-shaped rosettes of brownish-green leaves with particularly long black thorns along the margins. The leaves are narrowly triangular, up to 10 inches long, and up to 1.6 inches wide at the base. The plants grows as a single rosette or more often in groups of up to 10 dense rosettes. The stems are short and inconspicuous, even in old species. The flowers are tubular, bright red, but turn yellow after opening. They appear in the winter. Do not overwater. Use well-drained soil with one-third sand or pebbles.

*****Plant has spines or hard edges. Handle with caution.

The Plant pictured is the one you will receive. This plant will be shipped bare root.

DISCLAIMER: We do our best to ship the plant as pictured. Sometimes the leaves, flowers, or branches will fall off or break off on the way to your destination through no fault on our part. Please message us about handling (for example: more cushioning, clipping the leaves, branches, stalk, flowers etc.) so that the specimen will be intact when it arrives to your destination. ***We ship Monday through Wednesday***

I've been growing and selling plants since 2010. We take extra care to pack your items well. We grow everything under 50% Shade, if your growing condition is full sun, you will need to slowly acclimate the plants into your growing environment.

All International Orders:

Please be advised all plants exported from the US require a phytosanitary certificate.  The cost of phytosanitary certificate is not included in the price of the plant and will be added on as an additional fee.  For most standard orders, phytosanitary certificates will cost $90 (under $1000, and under 20 plants, each plant to be under 18 in/45cm). For larger orders, (quantity, size, and cost) this amount will change. Please be aware that due to Covid restrictions, we cannot guarantee a timely delivery.

Buyers outside the European Union should know the Customs regulations of their own country. We do not take responsibility for any customs problems and confiscated plants.