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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Aloeaceae (now Asphodeloideae) |
| Origin: Yemen (Asia) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Orange |
| Bloomtime: Spring |
| Synonyms: [Aloe sabaea hybrid 2a] |
| Height: 3-4 feet |
| Width: 4-6 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Summer Dry: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
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Aloe 'Yemeni Orange' (Orange Yemen Bush Aloe) - A medium sized clump forming aloe with stems rising to 2 to 3 feet tall holding open rosettes of 3 foot long narrow medium green leaves that slightly recurve and twist with large green teeth along the margins. In mid spring appear the well branched stems that rise above the foliage in all directions with orange buds that open to display huge tangerine orange flowers – quite unusual! Plant in full sun in a well-drained. Our plants have not been through a particularly cold year so we only know that this plant is hardy to around 30° F but based on its parentage it should prove a bit hardier than this. This unusual plant in an open pollinated hybrid that was selected at our nursery from plants grown from seed taken from a Aloe sabaea that was growing in the at Aloes in Wonderland, the Santa Barbara garden of cycad specialist Jeff Chemnick. This garden had many other aloes growing around it so we can only speculate what the pollen parent could be. Several other seedlings were also selected for evaluation and the one we first decided to continue with we named Yemini Gold' and it has slightly smaller unspotted leaves that are less twisted with large panicles of golden yellow flowers. We also selected another that we only have planted in the garden that appears to be a cross involving Aloe harlana with spotted leaves and large red flowers that we call 'Yemini Red', but this 'Yemeni Orange' has the largest flowers of the group.
This information about Aloe 'Yemeni Orange' 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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