Bumble Bee™

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Bumble Bee™

Trade name: Bumble Bee™

Botanical Name: Aloe Hybrid ‘LEO6658’

Tall elegant red flower spires appear in winter above the compact decorative ornamental ball shaped plant comprising of short pointed dark green leaves with white warty soft spines

 

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:Small

Plant Size:

Small

Height: 0.2m (excludes flowers)

Height:

0.2m (excludes flowers)

Width:0.2m

Width:

0.2m

Planting Density:6 to 8 per square meter

Planting Density:

6 to 8 per square meter

Habit:Neatly structured ball shaped plant with pointed green leaves bearing white warty soft spines. Able to clump

Habit:

Neatly structured ball shaped plant with pointed green leaves bearing white warty soft spines. Able to clump

Suitability For Potting:Yes

Suitability For Potting:

Yes

Flowering Period:Winter

Flowering Period:

Winter

Water Requirement:Low but plant will benefit from water in very dry climate, particularly in summer.

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

Attracts Wildlife:

Birds (insect eaters and nectar feeding), bees, butterflies

Disease Resistance:Highly resistant to pests and disease

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

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:High

Ability to cope with high rainfall:

High

Light Requirement:Full sun

Light Requirement:

Full sun

Frost Tolerance:Medium

Frost Tolerance:

Medium

Coastal Suitability:High

Coastal Suitability:

High

Bush Fire Resistant:Yes

Bush Fire Resistant:

Yes

Roof gardens/Green walls:Suitable

Roof gardens/Green walls:

Suitable

Sun grown

Sun grown


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