One of the most famous of Aloe family, this once extremely rare species make an amazing garden plant with a solitary stemless head up to 60cm across.
Leaves are soft so they are harmless. They can mature at 10 to 20 years of age. Flowers are red on short thick stems.
Position - full sun or partial shade. Great in gardens, borders, rockeries, in pots they will stop growing if not fed and watered well. Indoors only in well-lit positions otherwise they will lose their nice shape.
Watering -can be watered all year round and grows most of the year. Plants prefer to be kept moist for most of the year and will form brown tips when dry.
Feeding - 25% to 50% of recommended dosage monthly in growing period. The less fertiliser, the better the shape of the plant.
Repotting - Yearly into larger pots or use regular liquid fertilisers to keep plants growing.
Shipping Schedule and Biosecurity Information
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Dispatch Day: All orders are dispatched on Tuesdays.
Cut-off for Same Week Dispatch: Orders must be placed by Monday 7am (AEST) to be sent that week. Orders placed after this will be dispatched the following Tuesday.
WA, NT & TAS Orders
Cut-off: Orders to WA, NT and TAS must be placed by Friday 7am (AEST) to be included in the following week’s dispatch.
Treatment & Delay: These orders require biosecurity treatment and certification, which is completed each Friday. Please allow an additional 1–2 weeks for processing.
Plant Health Certification (PHAC) Fees
$20 fee applies to WA orders.
$10 fee applies to NT and TAS orders.
This fee is per order (not per plant) and is included in your shipping cost at checkout.
Please note that we operate independently from Collectors Corner. For any enquiries, please refer to our contact page.
