Types of Aloe | 27 Best Aloe Varieties For Containers

From the legendary Aloe Vera, celebrated for its healing properties, to exotic ones that stun with their intricate leaf patterns and striking blooms, here are some of the most stunning Types ofAloe Varieties you must grow!

Botanical Name: Aloe dorotheae

Ultimate Height and Spread: Around 12 inches tall and 18 to 24 inches wide

Container Size: Small to Medium

Sunset aloe is an evergreen succulent variety that turns light green when grown in partial shade but terrific glossy red in full sun. The leaves develop white spikes along their edges.

Botanical Name: Aloe polyphylla

Ultimate Height and Spread: Usually 12 inches tall and 24 inches wide

Container Size: Medium

Aloe polyphylla is a unique aloe variety that forms a rosette of bluish-green leaves. These aloe varieties form an alluring spiral pattern in either a clockwise or anticlockwise direction.

Botanical Name: Aloe ‘Guido’

Ultimate Height and Spread: 6 to 8 inches tall and wide

Container Size: Small

Guido aloe is an exquisite hybrid aloe variety with attractive green and white colored rosette-shaped patchy foliage. This mini aloe can live well in small decorative containers.

Botanical Name: Aloe ‘Carmine‘

Ultimate Height and Spread: Usually 8 to 10 inches tall and wide

Container Size: Small

This miniature hybrid variety can be an excellent indoor or outdoor garden addition. The leaves are striking dark orange at the edges with toothed margins and go well with containers of contrasting colors.

Botanical Name: Aloe ‘Crosby’s prolific’

Height and Spread: No more than 6 inches tall and 9 to 12 inches wide

Container Size: Small

Another impressive miniature aloe that forms the rosette of deep green foliage with a lot of teeth and speckled skin. If kept in sunlight, the leaves turn into an