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Description
Trade name: Andrea's Orange™
Botanical name: Aloe Hybrid 'LEO 4363'
Description: A special long flowering hybrid aloe that, at a young age throws up spears of shiny bright orange tubular flowers from early to mid winter and is a tough perennial for harsh landscaping conditions
Plant Info
Plant Size
Small
Habit
Neat compact and slow clumping groundcover
Suitability for potting
Yes
Height (approx. excluding flowers)
0.3m
Width (approx.)
0.3m
Planting Density
5 per square meter
Foliage Colour
Green
Flower Colour
Bright Orange
Flowering Period
Winter
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
Medium
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
™ The trademark Andrea's Orange™ is owned by Aloe-Aloe Horticulture Pty. ‘Andrea's Orange™’ is a trade name and not a cultivar name. The botanical and cultivar names of this plant are Aloe hybrid ‘LEO 4363‘