Super Red™

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Super Red - Long lasting and bold red colour

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Description

Trade name: Super Red™
Botanical name:  Aloe Hybrid 'LEO 3711"
Description: The flower performance of Super Red is truly spectacular as its flower season (masses of Red flowers) lasts from late summer to winter and it canproduce its first flower at a very young age. The grey-green plant starts growing a stem from an early age and the rosette divides when the plant is closer to maturity allowing an even greater flower display. Suitable as a feature plant in the garden, in a large pot or in tough landscaping conditions.

Plant Info

Plant Size

Large

Habit

Forms thick trunk and branches at maturity forming a tree

Suitability for potting

No

Height (approx. excluding flowers)

1.8m

Width (approx.)

1m

Planting Density

1 per square meter

Foliage Colour

Grey Green

Flower Colour

Red

Flowering Period

Autumn, 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

Resistant to pests and disease but need to watch for aphids during hot periods with no rain

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:

The trademark Super Red™ is owned by Aloe-Aloe Horticulture Pty. ‘Super Red™’ is a trade name and not a cultivar name. The botanical and cultivar names of this plant are Aloe hybrid 'LEO 3711'