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Description
Trade name: Eager Beaver™
Botanical name: Aloe Hybrid 'LEO 1086B'
Description: An early and strong flowering aloe that will eventually grow a stout stem or trunk capable of supporting the massive orange coloured flowers. Suitable as a feature plant in the garden, in a pot or in tough landscaping conditions.
Plant Info
Plant Size
Medium
Habit
Single stemming Aloe ferox hybrid but can shoot to form shrub
Suitability for potting
Yes - Only very large containers
Height (approx. excluding flowers)
1.4m
Width (approx.)
1.0m
Planting Density
1 per square meter
Foliage Colour
Green
Flower Colour
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
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
There is limited availability of this rare aloe cultivar nationally
Please contact the Aloe-Aloe farm directly to source it at [email protected]
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 Eager Beaver™ is owned by Aloe-Aloe Horticulture Pty. ‘Eager Beaver™’ is a trade name and not a cultivar name. The botanical and cultivar names of this plant are Aloe hybrid 'LEO 1086B'
