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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Aloeaceae (now Asphodeloideae) |
| Origin: South Africa (Africa) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Green & White |
| Bloomtime: Fall/Winter |
| Parentage: (Aloe speciosa x A. barberae) |
| Height: 8-10 feet |
| Width: 4-6 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Summer Dry: Yes |
| Deer Tolerant: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
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Aloe Nick Deinhart Hybrid (Hybrid Tilt-head Tree Aloe) - These plants are from a hybrid cross made during the winter of 2011 by Nick Deinhart, who climbed high in a tree aloe (Aloe barberae) growing in a garden in Cayucos to get the pollen that he used to pollinate the Tilt-head Aloe (Aloe speciosa) in his own Bonsall backyard and then shared the resulting seed with us in 2012. The seedlings are quite uniform but it will be some time before we will be able to evaluate and make selections but because we put way too many up, we will be releasing some of these first generation hybrids. The idea behind this cross was to get a plant with the stature of a tree aloe but with the more glaucus foliage and beautiful flowers of Aloe speciosa. Also since the latter is more cold hardy, the hope was also to get a tree aloe more tolerant to cold. See out listing for the seed parent Aloe speciosa and the pollen parent Aloe barberae for more information about them. In an interesting twist of nomenclature, a recent article in the Journal >i>Phytotaxa 76 (1): 7–14 (2013), titled "A revised generic classification for Aloe (Xanthorrhoeaceae subfam. Asphodeloideae)" proposes that Aloe barberae be taken out of the genus aloe and given the name Aloidendron barberae (Dyer) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm., comb. Nov. Which would make this hybrid an intergeneric cross.
This information about Aloe Nick Deinhart Hybrid displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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