Candelabra Aloe

Aloe arborescens

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Botanical name
Aloe arborescens
Also known as
Candelabra Aloe, Candelabra-Plant, Octopus-Plant, Torchplant
Family
Asphodelaceae
Genus
Aloe
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Candelabra Aloe

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

GardenDecoded's botanical data covers every accepted species, but growing advice is written by hand rather than imported — so it exists only for the plants we have worked through so far. The botanical detail above is complete and sourced.

Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Aloe arborescens but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Aloe cinnabarina Aloe perfoliata var. arborescens Aloe salm-dyckiana Catevala arborescens

Others in Aloe

Aloe × selmarii
Aloe × bornmanii
Aloe × gemmelliae
Aloe × hexapetala
Aloe × imerinensis
Aloe × insignis
Aloe × schimperi
Aloe × anosyana

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