![Artboard 19 Laser Show - The theatrical entertainer](https://aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Artboard-19-2.jpg)
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Description
Trade name: Laser Show™
Botanical name: Aloe Hybrid 'LEO 5072'
Description: Boasting record holding flowering qualities, this medium sized stemless sun perennial is capable of producing up to 300 individual tightly clustered blood red flower heads (racemes) carried on up to 7 separate branches from mid winter through to spring. Laser Show™ in full flower is a stunning sight. Can be planted enmasse or as a feature plant
Plant Info
Plant Size
![Medium Size](https://aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Medium-Size.png)
Medium
Habit
![](https://aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Habit-GroundCover.png)
Single stemming
Suitability for potting
![Artboard 23](https://aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Artboard-23.png)
Yes
Height (approx. excluding flowers)
![](https://aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Height.png)
0.4m
Width (approx.)
![](https://aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Width.png)
0.4m
Planting Density
![](https://aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Spacing.png)
3 per square meter
Foliage Colour
![Grey Green](https://aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Grey-Green.png)
Green but turns red in winter - leaf tip dieback is normal
Flower Colour
![](https://aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/bloodred.png)
Blood Red
Flowering Period
![](https://aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Winter.png)
Winter
Water Requirement
![](https://aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/WaterTolerance-Low.png)
Low but plant will benefit from water in very dry climate, particularly in summer.
Attracts Wildlife
![](https://aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Attracts-Birds.png)
Birds (insect eaters and nectar feeding), bees, butterflies
Disease Resistance
![](https://aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Disease.png)
Resistant to pests and disease but need to watch for aphids during hot periods with no rain
Soil Type
![Artboard 25](https://aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Artboard-25.png)
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
![](https://aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/WaterTolerance-Moderate.png)
High
Light Requirement
![](https://aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/LightRequirement-FullSun.png)
Full sun
Frost Tolerance
![](https://aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/FrostLow.png)
Low
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]
![Artboard 19](https://aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Artboard-19-1.jpg)
Legal notes:
The trademark Laser Show™ is owned by Aloe-Aloe Horticulture Pty. ‘Laser Show™’ is a trade name and not a cultivar name. The botanical and cultivar names of this plant are Aloe hybrid 'LEO 5072'