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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Aloeaceae (now Asphodeloideae) |
| Origin: South Africa (Africa) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Red/Purple Foliage: Yes |
| Flower Color: Orange |
| Bloomtime: Winter/Spring |
| Synonyms: [X Gastrolea 'Midnight', Aloe gastrolea] |
| Parentage: (Gasteria x Aloe) |
| Height: 1 foot |
| Width: 1-2 feet |
| Exposure: Sun or Shade |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
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x Gasteraloe (Gasteria x Aloe) 'Midnight' - A rosette forming succulent to 8 to 12 inches tall by 1 foot wide with rough-textured knobby narrow 4 to 8 inch long leaves with soft tiny teeth along the leaf margins. The new leaves emerge a dark green and quickly get dark reddish highlights and if in enough light turn a dark purple color that could be described as midnight black. The 18 inch tall inflorescences emerge in summer to hold pale orange flowers. Plant in full sun (coastal) to light shade in a well-drained soil and irrigate occasionally. Cold hardy to around 25° F. Makes a great container plant and colors up best when in full sun. This plant was reported to be an intergeneric hybrid created by the crossing of an Aloe with a Gasteria by Kelly Griffin, then with Rancho Soledad Nursery. Often Aloe and Gasteria hybrids are listed as x Gastrolea but we follow the recent treatment by Len E. Newton (Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya) in Urs Eggli's "Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Monocotyledons" (Springer, 2001) who notes the correct name to be x Gasteraloe. This plant may also be sold under the name of Aloe 'Black Beauty' or Aloe gastrolea 'Midnight'.
Information displayed on this page about Gasteraloe 'Midnight' is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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