Aloe cooperi (Cooper's Hardy Grass Aloe)

SunZone: 7b-9, at least 15" tall Origin: S. Africa

Web-Only! Not to be confused with a '70s rock singer, Aloe cooperi hails from the dry, open grasslands in the Natal Mountains of South Africa where it was discovered in 1860. The narrow, green, v-shaped leaves are edged with a row of tiny white bumps. The fast-multiplying, 15" wide deciduous clumps are topped in midsummer with 18" terminal flower spikes of dangling coral-orange flowers. Both the young shoots and flowers are edible and considered a delicacy where they grow wild...they must not have McDonald's yet. McAloe's...hmmm. Pot size: 24 fl. oz (709.77 ml)