Łódź, Palmiarnia greenhouse, Lechosław Piekacz collection

Native to South Africa. Ornamental plant. Pot plant. Edible plant - the flowers are sucked for their sweet nectar; in Japan used as constituent of so called health food. Herbal plant - like 'Aloe aristata'; gel from leaves works as a synergist of neomycin sulphate in eye drops; they are useful in the treatment of inflammation and infections of the eye.