About
Aloe Safari Sunrise ('X5'PBR) is a compact, evergreen perennial characterized by its succulent, spiky dark green leaves. From summer into autumn, it showcases flower spikes reaching 35 cm, adorned with yellow and red blooms. This plant is well-suited for container gardening on patios or can be integrated into a well-drained border in regions with mild climates.
About the genus
Aloe consists of evergreen perennials that can grow as mat-forming or shrubby plants. They feature rosettes of thick, fleshy leaves and produce small tubular flowers arranged in racemes or panicles.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Cactus Succulent, Conservatory Greenhouse
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Houseplants, Patio and container plants, Sub-tropical
- Toxicity
- Human/Pets (dogs, cats, rabbits): Harmful if eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling For further information and contact numbers regarding pets, see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow under glass in a peat-free, loam-based potting compost with added horticultural grit. Water moderately when in growth; very sparingly when dormant. Apply a general liquid fertiliser monthly from May to August. Outdoors in warmer southern counties it can survive brief spells at -6°C if kept dry at the roots. See aloe cultivation for further advice
- Pruning
- Remove faded flower stalks
- Propagation
- Propagate by division of offsets
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to scale insects and mealybugs
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free