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Trade name: Southern Cross ![](https://aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/PBR-logo-150x150.jpg)
Botanical name: Aloe 'Southern Cross' ![](https://aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/PBR-logo-150x150.jpg)
Description: Compact yellow flower clusters open simultaneously in mid winter giving an incredible display of pale yellow Suitable for garden beds or in a large pot.
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)
Clumping shrub
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)
0.8m
Width (approx.)
![](https://aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Width.png)
0.6m
Planting Density
![](https://aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Spacing.png)
2 per square meter
Foliage Colour
![](https://aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/grey.png)
Grey leaves with prominent red decorative edge
Flower Colour
![](https://aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/yellow.png)
Yellow
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
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