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Aloe 'Tropic World' - A unique and very interesting small succulent that forms a cluster of uniform open rosettes to 10 inches tall with long narrow pale yellow spotted bright green leaves that are nearly tubular with small soft prickles scatted about on the margins. Plants sucker from the leaf axils and at the base of the plant. In the many years that we have had this plant in the nursery it has never flowered but it is so attractive and unique that it really does not need flowers to still be a very desirable attractive plant.
Plant in full to part sun in a well-drained soil and irrigate occasionally. We have not tested this plant for hardiness other than we know that it has remained undamaged at temperatures down to 31° F.
We originally received this plant from Aloe hybridizer John Bleck as an unnamed Ed Hummel hybrid that he had received from Bill Baker of California Gardens Nursery but later saw the plant listed under the name Aloe 'Tropic World' or as x Gasteraloe 'Tropic World' and that it was rumored to have originated at Paul Hutchison's famous Tropic World Nursery in Escondido, California. Not sure if we can ever get the real story on where it came from and who its parents were but, this little plant sure is attractive!
The information displayed on this page about Aloe 'Tropic World' is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We 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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