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candelabra aloe | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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candelabra aloe

Aloe arborescens

Drought Resistant

Genus: Aloe
Family: Asphodelaceae
Common Names: deer-horn cactus, krantz aloe, octopus plant, stag-horn cactus, torch plant

About this plant

A bushy, evergreen, multi-headed, succulent shrub to 4m tall. Stems are topped by rosettes of long, slender, curved, blue-green leaves with toothed margins. Racemes of tubular red flowers are borne from late winter into spring

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Hardiness

H1B

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

LoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow under glass in a loam-based potting compost with added extra grit. Water moderately when in growth; very sparingly when dormant. Apply a balanced liquid fertiliser 2 or 3 times in the growing season. Grow outdoors in frost-free areas in a well-drained soil in full sun

Pruning

None required

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown with heat as soon as ripe or from offsets in late spring or early summer

Pests

Can get scale insects and mealybugs

Diseases

Generally trouble free

Garden Uses

Uses

ArchitecturalCity Courtyard

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years