False Aloe
Manfreda virginica
False aloe is a soft-leaved, agave relative forming a flat rosette of fleshy spotted leaves and a tall spike of fragrant greenish-yellow night-flowers. A curious, drought-hardy native for sun.
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- June, July
- Bloom colors
- green, yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- foundation, container
- Native states
- AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, OH, SC, TN, TX