SucculentsCoral Aloe
Aloe striata
Coral Aloe (Aloe striata) is a slow-growing succulent, hardy in USDA zones 9-11, that matures to about 1.5-2 ft x 2 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with low water needs in well-drained, sandy and very-dry soil. Expect orange and coral blooms in winter and spring. It attracts hummingbirds, birds and pollinators, stands up well to drought and deer, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 9-11
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 1.5-2 ft x 2 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Sandy, Very-dry
- Foliage
- Gray-green
- Bloom color
- Orange, Coral
- Bloom season
- Winter, Spring
- Attracts
- Hummingbirds, Birds, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Drought, Deer
- Native to
- South Africa
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Coral Aloe is hardy to about 20°F (estimated from USDA zone 9), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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