| Description | Tiger Tooth Aloe (Aloe juvenna) is a small Aloe with multiple stems and soft spines. |
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| Plant Type | Succulents, Perennial Tender, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 9-11 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, some shade when grown outdoors, as bright as possible as a house plant |
| Moisture | approach dryness to dry out between watering |
| Soil & Site | well drained |
| Growing Media | cactus and succulent mix |
| Temperature | tolerates down to 30 degrees F |
| Flowers | unbranched spike, orange-red |
| Leaves | green and spotted, compact triangular leaves, densely packed all along the stems, soft spines, grown in full sun leaves can get reddish |
| Stems | can reach 1 foot, first erect but later arch over |
| Dimensions | 1 by 2-3 feet (HS) when grown outdoors in perfect conditions, much smaller when grown indoors |
| Maintenance | mostly maintenance free |
| Propagation | division of pups (offsets) |
| Native Site | endemic to Kenya |
| Cultivar Origin | The name Aloe juvenna was published as a valid species name in 1979 |
| Notes & Reference | #156-San Marcos Growers website (www.smgrowers.com), #274-Site Authors' observations and growing experiences |
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