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Description
Trade name: Bumblebee™
Botanical name: Aloe Hybrid 'LEO6658'
Description: Tall elegant red flower spires appear in winter above the compact decorative ornamental ball shaped plant comprising of short pointed dark green leaves with white warty soft spines
Plant Info
Plant Size
Small
Habit
Neatly structured ball shaped plant with pointed green leaves bearing white warty soft spines. Able to clump
Suitability for potting
Yes
Height (approx. excluding flowers)
0.2m
Width (approx.)
0.2m
Planting Density
6 to 8 per square meter
Foliage Colour
Dark green with white spines
Flower Colour
Red
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
Medium
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 Bumble Bee™ is owned by Aloe-Aloe Horticulture Pty. ‘Bumble Bee™’ is a trade name and not a cultivar name. The botanical and cultivar names of this plant are Aloe hybrid 'LEO 6658'
