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Trade name: Sparkler™
Botanical name: Aloe Hybrid 'LEO 6140'
Description: This wonderful little sun perennial has a long flower season through autumn and winter. Each plant bears multiple unique candle like flowers. The greenish flower buds which gradually turn white as the open, revealing bright yellow filaments with bright orange anthers that seem to jump from the flowers like sparks.
Plant Info
Plant Size
Small
Habit
Slow clumping groundcover with short stem
Suitability for potting
Yes
Height (approx. excluding flowers)
0.4m
Width (approx.)
0.35m
Planting Density
4 per square meter
Foliage Colour
Longish green leaves
Flower Colour
Ivory/Cream
Flowering Period
Autumn, Winter, Spring
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 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)
Purchase Info
This cultivar is widely available in commercial quantities across Australia for large landscape projects
Legal notes:
The trademark Sparkler™ is owned by Aloe-Aloe Horticulture Pty. ‘Sparkler™’ is a trade name and not a cultivar name. The botanical and cultivar names of this plant are Aloe hybrid 'LEO 6140'
