Aloe cameronii Mt. Zembe form Caudiciform this unusual succulent is known

this unusual succulent is known for its dark green to black leaves that are covered in spider web like hairs (hence the name "arachnoides")

Produces big white flowers on a long tube

Last image shows a mature caudex

Under lower light it has green leaves

Plants grow from late spring through fall then die back to the tuber in the winter (corresponding with the rainy and dry seasons in SE Asia)

Aloe cameronii Mt. Zembe form Caudiciform this unusual succulent is knownAloe cameronii Mt. Zembe Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae. A beautiful rarely seen form of this species. Originally collected by a friend of mine (legally!) this variety is from Mt. Zembe, Mozambique and differs from the normal A. cameronii in having much darker and redder leaves (when in full sun) and more spacing between the leaves. This spacing shows off the most interesting part of the plant, the petioles or leaf sheathes of the plant which are a