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Description
Trade name: Little Lemon™
Botanical name: Aloe Hybrid 'LEO 8519'
Description: One of the most beautiful aloe hybrids suited to pot culture which bears clusters of lemon yellow flowers from late autumn through the colder months. These flowers contrast beautifully against its dark green leaves which have a reddish brown spiny margin. A mature plant can produce 3 branched inflorescences, the first followed in rapid succession
Plant Info
Plant Size
Medium
Habit
Neat compact aloe suitable for growing in a pot
Suitability for potting
Yes
Height (approx. excluding flowers)
0.2m
Width (approx.)
0.2m
Planting Density
5 per square meter
Foliage Colour
Dark green with reddish brown spiny margin
Flower Colour
Lemon Yellow
Flowering Period
Late Autumn and Winter
Water Requirement
Low, but plant will benefit from water in a very dry climate, particularly in summer. Able to cope with lots of water from extended periods of high rainfall
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 is preferred If clay soils must raise plant so that water drains away
Ability to cope with high rainfall
Moderate
Light Requirement
Full sun to part-shade
Frost Tolerance
Low
Maintenance
- Water during Summer
- Provide fertiliser/compost in Spring
- Remove old spent flowers (not necessary)
- Remove old leaves (not necessary)
- If plant clumps, dividing will encourage flowering
Purchase Info
This cultivar is exclusively available through the on-line Nursery Garden Express (see link below)
Legal notes:
™ The trademark Little Lemon™️ is owned by Aloe-Aloe Horticulture Pty. ‘Little Lemon™️" is a trade name and not a cultivar name. The botanical and cultivar names of this plant are Aloe hybrid 'LEO 8519' This plant is being test marketed under section 45(6) of the Plant Breeder Rights Act,1994 until 21 June 2019 after which full protection under the Plant Breeders Rights Act is intended
