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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Aloeaceae (now Asphodeloideae) |
| Origin: Garden Origin |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Variegated Foliage: Yes |
| Flower Color: NA |
| Bloomtime: Infrequent |
| Height: <1 foot |
| Width: <1 foot |
| Exposure: Cool Sun/Light Shade |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
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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 years that we have had this plant in the nursery we have never seen it flower and it is so attractive that it really does not need this to be a very 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 was undamaged at 31° F in the winter of 2013. 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!
This information about Aloe 'Tropic World' 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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