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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Aloeaceae (now Asphodeloideae) |
| Origin: Africa, East (Africa) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Red |
| Bloomtime: Year-round |
| Parentage: [A. dawei hybrid] |
| Height: 3-4 feet |
| Width: 3-4 feet |
| Exposure: Sun or Shade |
| Summer Dry: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F |
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Aloe 'David's Delight' (Dave's Red Aloe) A long blooming upright growing low branching aloe to 3 feet tall with many vertical stems holding narrow green leaves and erect branching inflorescences with red flowers much of the year with peak bloom mid to late summer. Plant in a well-drained soil in full sun to light shade and water occasionally to infrequently - quite drought tolerant in coastal gardens. Cold hardy down to at least 25° F as was undamaged in our garden here at those temperatures in 2007. The aloe is a common site in Santa Barbara gardens and certainly has affinities to the eastern and central African Dawe's Aloe, Aloe dawei. We first got this great reblooming aloe from aloe hybridizer John Bleck who told us it was a Aloe dawei hybrid that had been developed by David Verity. At the 2013 Aloe Summit we were able to ask Dave about this and give him back this plant.
The information that is presented on this page is based on research we have conducted about this plant in our library and from reliable online sources. We also consider observations we have made of it in the nursery's garden and in other gardens we have visited, as well how it performs in our nursery crops out in the field. We incorporate comments that we receive from others as well and welcome getting feedback from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if they know of cultural information that would aid others in growing Aloe 'David's Delight'. |
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