Overview

x Gasteraloe 'Flow' is a plant with a climbing habit in the genus Gasteraloe, part of the Asphodelaceae family, with deciduous foliage. x Gasteraloe 'Flow' grows best in full sun, and tolerates loam soils and neutral pH. Its UK hardiness is rated H6. Suggested uses include cottage and informal garden, wildlife gardens and wall side borders.

About

x Gasteraloe 'Flow' is a climbing cultivar within the Gasteraloe genus, which belongs to the Asphodelaceae family. This deciduous plant thrives in full sun on a south-facing, sheltered aspect, favouring fertile, moist but well-drained loam soil with a neutral pH. Hardy to UK zone H6, it is suitable for cottage and informal gardens, wildlife gardens, and wall-side borders. Interest in this cultivar is primarily during spring and summer. Propagation can be achieved through softwood cuttings in early to mid spring, hardwood cuttings in late summer to autumn, chip budding in summer, or seed propagation requiring stratification.

About the genus

× Gasteraloe is a nothogenus of hybrid plants, from crosses between species in the genera Gasteria and Aloe or Aristaloe. Since the plants originated as hybrids, and accordingly are not true species in the sense of formal Plant taxonomy, Gasteraloe is not technically a true genus, but a "nothogenus", whether the plants' gametes are sterile or not.

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Growing conditions

Best soil and position for Gasteraloe

Sunlight

Full sun

Soil type

Loam

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil moisture

Moist but well-drained

Aspect

South-facing

Exposure

Sheltered

UK hardiness

H6

Plant details

x Gasteraloe 'Flow' size, habit and characteristics

Habit

Climbing

Foliage

Deciduous

Suggested uses

Cottage and informal garden, Wildlife gardens, Wall side borders

Care notes

Pruning and caring for x Gasteraloe 'Flow'

Propagation

Softwood cuttings in early to mid spring, Hardwood cuttings in late summer to autumn, Chip budding in summer, Seed propagation (requires stratification)

Pest resistance

Aphids, Rose leafhopper, Glasshouse red spider mite, Scale insects, Caterpillars, Large rose sawfly, Rose slugworm sawfly, Rose leaf-rolling sawfly, Deer, Rabbits

Disease resistance

Rose black spot, Rose rust, Replant disease, Rose dieback, Rose powdery mildew, Honey fungus, Rose blindness, Flower balling

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