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Trade name: Always Red
Botanical name: Aloe 'Always Red'
Description: The Flower factory! An incredible long flowering hybrid aloe – One of the best flowerers. This small to medium sized hybrid aloe continues to throw up spears of shiny blood red flowers during the Autumn, Winter and Spring months for up to 9 months of the year. Suitable for mass plantings or in a container
Plant Info
Plant Size
Small to Medium
Habit
Slow clumping groundcover
Suitability for potting
Yes
Height (approx. excluding flowers)
0.4m
Width (approx.)
0.3m
Planting Density
5 per square meter
Foliage Colour
Green
Flower Colour
Red
Flowering Period
Autumn, Winter, Spring
Water Requirement
Low but plant will benefit from water in very dry climate, particularly in summer.
Attracts Wildlife
Birds (insect eaters and nectar feeding), bees, butterflies
Disease Resistance
Highly resistant to pests and disease
Soil Type
Most soil types as long as free draining but rich soil preferred. If clay soils must raise plant so water drains away
Ability to cope with high rainfall
High
Light Requirement
Full sun
Frost Tolerance
Medium
Maintenance
- Water during Summer
- Provide fertiliser/compost in Spring
- Remove old spent flowers (not necessary)
- Remove old leaves (not necessary)
Purchase Info
This cultivar is widely available in commercial quantities across Australia for large landscape projects
Legal notes:
Unauthorised commercial propagation or any sale, conditioning, export, import or stocking of propagation material of this variety is an infringement under the Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994.