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Description
Trade name: Sirius™
Botanical name: Aloe Hybrid 'LEO3718'
Description: Great flower production of upright orange flower spikes (up to 5 inflorescences and 14 racemes from a single rosette) appear in late winter from this medium sized shrub with curved green leaves . Like most hybrids it will need a few years to reach maximum flower production. Not suitable in-ground in tropical climates (north Queensland and Northern Territory).
Plant Info
Plant Size
Medium
Habit
Clumping form
Suitability for potting
Yes
Height (approx. excluding flowers)
0.5m
Width (approx.)
0.5m
Planting Density
3 per square meter
Foliage Colour
Dark green
Flower Colour
Orange
Flowering Period
Late Winter / Spring
Water Requirement
Low
Attracts Wildlife
Birds (insect eaters and nectar feeding), bees, butterflies
Disease Resistance
Highly resistant to pests and disease
Soil Type
Requires very free draining soil, particularly in areas of summer rainfall
Ability to cope with high rainfall
Low, particularly if summer rainfall in open ground (not suitable in ground in tropical climates like North Queensland or NT)
Light Requirement
Full sun
Frost Tolerance
Low
Maintenance
- Provide fertiliser/compost in Spring
- Remove old spent flowers (not necessary)
- Remove old leaves (not necessary)
Purchase Info
There is limited availability of this rare aloe cultivar nationally
Please contact the Aloe-Aloe farm directly to source it at [email protected]
Legal notes:
The trademark Sirius™ is owned by Aloe-Aloe Horticulture Pty. ‘Sirius™’ is a trade name and not a cultivar name. The botanical and cultivar names of this plant are Aloe hybrid 'LEO 3718'.
