Aloe Hedgehog - succulent

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Compact little hybrid garden aloe, almost thriving on neglect, with lovely toothy leaves and coral flowers in winter when full grown. Ideal for pots or waterwise landscaping, where it clumps up into dense rosettes.

Hedgehog copes well with humidity in summer and has been grown in gardens for many years. Flowering image shows the typical flowers you might expect on a mature happy plant.

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Description

Aloe x spinosissima 'Hedgehog' - spider aloe

APPEARANCE : Easy care succulent with spiny-looking blue-green leaves. Plants grow to neat upright rosettes. Mature plants produce deep coral-orange flowerspikes.usually in winter
USE FOR : Ornamental potted plant in well lit indoor areas; outdoor dry gardens, xeriscaping, waterwise gardens; attracting honeyeaters and other birds
PLANTING: Plant in free draining soil in pots or out in the garden. Likes plenty of sun. Protect plants from hard frost.
CARE: Aloe plants require little water. Weekly watering during the warmer months will keep plants looking lush. Fertilise during spring with an organic liquid feed mixed at half rate. If potted plants become crowded as pups develop, remove young plants and share with neighbours or re-pot.
HEIGHT & WIDTH: 30-45cm H x 20-30cm W.
YOUR PLANTS : These are tubestock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The pot size is 80mm high and 42 mm wide.
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