Slender Aloe

Aloiampelos tenuior is a South African succulent with slender, rambling stems and loose rosettes of gray-green leaves. Its yellow to orange-red flowers appear over a long season, and the stems can mingle with nearby shrubs as they lengthen. ## Form and flowering Kew and RHS accept Aloiampelos tenuior and list Aloe tenuior as a synonym. The Plant Library profile under that former name describes a 1–1.5 m cultivated size, while Singapore’s National Parks Board lists mature height up to 3 m and spread up to 1.8 m. The Board describes pale-yellow to orange-red flowers pollinated by bees and other insects; the Plant Library reports red or yellow forms and flowering from May to September in South Africa. ## Siting The opened profiles describe full sun or semishade, low water needs, and dry thicket or rockery settings. This drought-tolerant species needs well-drained conditions; give its loose stems room to mingle, or prune them periodically where they could scramble over neighboring plants. ## Maintenance Water sparingly in well-drained soil and trim long stems when they need to be kept within bounds. The National Parks Board notes that stem cuttings are an easy propagation method. Sources: [Kew Plants of the World Online](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125518-1), [RHS](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/501410/aloiampelos-tenuior/details), [The Plant Library](https://www.theplantlibrary.co.za/plants/aloe-tenuior), [National Parks Board Singapore](https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/3/7/3757).