Alöe descoingsii

	Alöe descoingsii (Syn: Guillauminia descoingsii)	CACTUS ART NURSERY Cultivation and Mail Sale of Cacti and Succulents.

A. descoingsii is a great Madagascar miniature
and the smallest of the aloes.

The dark green leaves turn into a mimetic earth-colour in full sun.

Description: Aloe Descoingsii is a miniature, the smallest of all Aloes with heads to 5cm in diameter. Leaves are stiff, short and form flattish clumping rosettes, dark grey-green ( or earth coloured in full sun) with white beautiful markings and distinct teeth at the margins.
Flowers on a short, graceful stem, scarlet-orange with yellow petal tips.

Cultivation: It enjoys light-shade and clumps readily.

Family: Asphodelaceae

Scientific name: Aloe descoingsii Reynolds

Origin: Southwestern Madagascar (Toliara) at low elevation. Aloe Descoingsii is endangered in habitat.

Conservation status: Listed in CITES appendix 1.

Synonyms:

Guillauminia descoingsii

Leaves have white beautiful markings and distinct teeth at the margins.
Buds.

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