Apricot™
Trade Name: Apricot™
Botanical Name: Aloe Hybrid ‘LEO6073’
Unique apricot coloured flowers are carried on branched candelabra’s, sometimes as many as 7 during a season which can be anytime in the year but which centres on the colder months.
Renowned for its long flower period, Apricot™ will have its first flower as a very young plant and will reach full flowering potential after 5 years.
Plants are 140mm pots
Express Post plants are shipped bare rooted, Local Delivery plants have the option of delivery either bare rooted or in pots. Refer 'Shop & Ship' for details.
(See 'Pot or not' for a comparison of bare rooting vs potted)
Plant Size:
Medium
Height:
0.9m (excludes flowers)
Width:
0.6m
Planting Density:
1 per square meter
Habit:
Slow clumping ground cover
Suitability For Potting:
Yes
Flowering Period:
Summer, Autumn
Winter, Spring (most likely colder months)
Water Requirement:
Low but plant will benefit from water in very dry climate, particularly in summer.
Attracts Wildlife:
Birds (insect eaters and nectar feeding), bees, butterflies
Disease Resistance:
Highly resistant to pests and disease
Soil Type:
Most soil types as long as free draining but rich soil preferred. If clay soils must raise plant so water drains away
![Ability to cope with high rainfall:Moderate](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e43160b49ec5515b4fcaf16/1613719411484-VVE183YD970VSGD9RBQE/Artboard+1+copy+18%40100x.png)
Ability to cope with high rainfall:
Moderate
Light Requirement:
Full sun
Frost Tolerance:
Low
![Coastal Suitability:High](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e43160b49ec5515b4fcaf16/1613696161469-WWRSTMCNGLOJRYZRW3LF/Artboard+1+copy+21%40100x.png)
Coastal Suitability:
High
Bush Fire Resistant:
Yes
Roof gardens/Green walls:
Suitable for roof gardens
![Sun grown](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e43160b49ec5515b4fcaf16/1621293293687-MLAFOKQYDQCIJXMV14J3/Direct%252BSunlight.jpg)
Sun grown