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Aloe 'Birds and Bees'
   
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Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Succulent
Family: Aloeaceae (now Asphodeloideae)
Origin: South Africa (Africa)
Evergreen: Yes
Flower Color: Yellow & Orange
Bloomtime: Winter
Synonyms: [Aloe Birds and Bees #1]
Parentage: (Aloe arborecens x A. thraskii?)
Height: 4-6 feet
Width: 4-6 feet
Exposure: Full Sun
Summer Dry: Yes
Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F
Aloe 'Birds and Bees' – A large shrubby succulent that is likely to get to 6 feet tall or more by as wide with thick gray-green recurved leaves. In mid-winter appears the stout few-branching inflorescence with tight terminal spikes of dark orange buds that open yellow from the bottom of the spike up. Plant in full sun to light shade. Based on its suspected parentage, this plant should prove to be both drought tolerant and hardy to moderate cold – we have only tested it to 27° F, but likely it can go at least a few degrees colder. This is a selection made at our nursery in 2013 from seedlings grown from seed provided to us in March 2007 by Brian Kemble of the Ruth Bancroft Botanic Garden. The seed parent of this hybrid was Aloe arborescens and its pollen parent is speculated to be Aloe thraskii. We also selected a second seedling that has darker reddish buds and flowers that we call Aloe 'Red Bird'  The information about Aloe 'Birds and Bees' displayed on this page is based on research conducted in our nursery library and from online sources we consider reliable. We will also relate those observations made of this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and in other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has additional information, particularly when they share cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
 
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