Aloe x 'Christmas Carol' Cactus keep dry in winter when

keep dry in winter when it drops its leaves

As the leaves mature over the following months they become more purple gray

The Cereus group are the tall columnar cacti most people know of through plants like the Saguaro

The plant is a beautiful reddish purple in high light

Plants flower off and on all year round

Aloe x 'Christmas Carol' Cactus keep dry in winter whenAloe x 'Christmas Carol' One of the most beautiful hybrid Aloes! This is a complex hybrid made by Kelly Griffin which includes 'Doran Black' as a parent. The leaves are bumpy with teeth along the margins. The margins and bumps are red and the main part of the leaf is red and green (Christmas colors!). You can bring out even more red color in the plants by putting it in higher light and or water stressing them some. Colors come out better in cooler