Bush Baby Yellow™

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Description

 

Trade name:  Bush Baby Yellow™
Botanical name: Aloe Hybrid 'LEO 4520' 
Description: Striking green aloe with well structured multiple rosettes capable of beautiful flowers for 6 months without a break in flower production. A true ‘super hybrid’ and sought after candidate for landscaping or mass planting but does equally well in a pot

Plant Info

Plant Size

Small

Habit

Compact quick clumping groundcover with well structured rosettes marked with white spots

Suitability for potting

Yes

Height (approx. excluding flowers)

0.3m

Width (approx.)

0.3m

Planting Density

5 per square meter

Foliage Colour

Lime green with white spots

Flower Colour

Yellow

Flowering Period

Summer, Autumn, Winter

Water Requirement

Low but plant will benefit from water in very dry climate, particularly in summer.

Attracts Wildlife

Birds (insect eaters and nectar feeding), bees, butterflies

Disease Resistance

Highly resistant to pests and disease

Soil Type

Most soil types as long as free draining but rich soil preferred. If clay soils must raise plant so water drains away

Ability to cope with high rainfall

Medium

Light Requirement

Full sun

Frost Tolerance

Low

Maintenance

 

- Water during Summer
- Provide fertiliser/compost in Spring
- Remove old spent flowers (not necessary)
- Remove old leaves (not necessary)

Purchase Info

This cultivar is widely available in commercial quantities across Australia for large landscape projects

Legal notes:

  Unauthorised commercial propagation or any sale, conditioning, export, import or stocking of propagation material of this variety is an infringement under the Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994 

™ The trademark Bush Baby Yellow™ is owned by Aloe-Aloe Horticulture Pty. ‘Bush Baby yellow™’ is a trade name and not a cultivar name. The botanical and cultivar names of this plant are Aloe hybrid ‘LEO 6658‘