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Description
Trade name: Fireworx™
Botanical name: Aloe Hybrid 'LEO 5392'
Description: A cluster of beautiful pinkish orange flower heads, much like fireworx, form at any time during the year on this medium sizes stemless sun perennial. As there is no fixed flowering period, when planted out in a garden in a group, flowers can be seen over long periods of the year
Plant Info
Plant Size
Medium
Habit
Rosettes of nicely shaped leaves turn pink in winter
Suitability for potting
Yes
Height (approx. excluding flowers)
0.6m
Width (approx.)
0.6m
Planting Density
2 per square meter
Foliage Colour
Grey-Green
Flower Colour
Reddish pink
Flowering Period
No fixed flowering period - any time Summer, Autumn, Winter and 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
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 Fireworx™ is owned by Aloe-Aloe Horticulture Pty. ‘Fireworx™’ is a trade name and not a cultivar name. The botanical and cultivar names of this plant are Aloe hybrid 'LEO 5392'
