![Artboard 16 First Gold - Peace, harmony and prosperity from the golden age](https://ftp.aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Artboard-16-2.jpg)
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Description
Trade name: First Gold™
Botanical name: Aloe Hybrid 'LEO 3675A'
Description: In late summer the first golden flowers of this amazing sun perennial stand out like beacons wherever they are planted.The first inflorescence is followed (in mature specimens) by up to 6 more separate flower spikes that will keep up the flower power deep into the winter months. First Gold™ is single stemming and has uniquely spotted green leaves which turn a redish brown during the coldest time of the year.
Plant Info
Plant Size
![Medium Size](https://ftp.aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Medium-Size.png)
Medium
Habit
![](https://ftp.aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Habit-GroundCover.png)
Slow stemming, can clump
Suitability for potting
![Artboard 24](https://ftp.aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Artboard-24.png)
No
Height (approx. excluding flowers)
![](https://ftp.aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Height.png)
1m
Width (approx.)
![](https://ftp.aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Width.png)
0.8m
Planting Density
![](https://ftp.aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Spacing.png)
1 per square meter
Foliage Colour
![Grey Green](https://ftp.aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Grey-Green.png)
Spotted green leaves that turn reddish brown during the coldest time of the year
Flower Colour
![](https://ftp.aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/yellow.png)
Multiple tall golden yellow spikes
Flowering Period
![Artboard 22](https://ftp.aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Artboard-22.png)
Summer, Autumn, Winter
Water Requirement
![](https://ftp.aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/WaterTolerance-Low.png)
Low but plant will benefit from water in very dry climate, particularly in summer.
Attracts Wildlife
![](https://ftp.aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Attracts-Birds.png)
Birds (insect eaters and nectar feeding), bees, butterflies
Disease Resistance
![](https://ftp.aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Disease.png)
Highly resistant to pests and disease
Soil Type
![Artboard 25](https://ftp.aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Artboard-25.png)
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
![](https://ftp.aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/WaterTolerance-Moderate.png)
High
Light Requirement
![](https://ftp.aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/LightRequirement-FullSun.png)
Full sun
Frost Tolerance
![](https://ftp.aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/FrostMedium.png)
Medium
Maintenance
- Water during Summer
- Provide fertiliser/compost in Spring
- Sometimes the flower spikes are so tall and massive that they require support (stakes)
- 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]
![Artboard 16](https://ftp.aloe-aloe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Artboard-16-1.jpg)
Legal notes:
The trademark First Gold™ is owned by Aloe-Aloe Horticulture Pty. ‘First Gold™’ is a trade name and not a cultivar name. The botanical and cultivar names of this plant are Aloe hybrid 'LEO 3675A'