{"product_id":"aloe-copper-shower","title":"Aloe ‘Copper Shower’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAloe ‘Copper Shower’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBred for flower rather than foliage, this hybrid aloe throws branched inflorescences of warm coppery orange through the cold months, when very little else in a dry garden is doing anything. The rosette is mid sized, clumping and neatly toothed, so it holds a tidy evergreen shape between flowerings. Like the other modern \u003cem\u003eAloe\u003c\/em\u003e hybrids it is selected to flower young, repeat reliably and stay in proportion in a garden bed rather than a collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Aloe ‘Copper Shower’\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: The display arrives between late autumn and late winter, filling the season when succulent gardens usually go quiet.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWarm flower tone\u003c\/strong\u003e: Coppery orange sits between the hard reds and the pale yellows, working with terracotta, rusted steel and sandstone.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClumping habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: It thickens into a multi headed clump rather than a single rosette, so coverage improves each year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNectar source\u003c\/strong\u003e: Honeyeaters and wattlebirds work the spikes through winter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenuinely low water\u003c\/strong\u003e: Established plants need no irrigation in most coastal and temperate gardens.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter colour beds\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grouped in a low water bed for a season when there is nothing else to look at.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDriveway strips\u003c\/strong\u003e: Massed along a drive where hot dry conditions rule out most flowering plants.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge pots\u003c\/strong\u003e: A clump in a wide container flowers well and needs little attention.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal and sandy gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: Handles salt wind and free draining sand without complaint.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 to 0.8m for a continuous mass\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring through autumn while soil is warm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining sandy or gravelly soil of low fertility; raise the bed or mound in clay\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly for the first six to eight weeks to settle the roots, then move to occasional deep soaks and none at all in winter. Use gravel mulch, keep organic matter away from the crown, and remove spent flower stems at the base once the last buds have opened.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 to 0.9m of foliage, with flower spikes to about 1.2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 to 1.2m, clumping\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen succulent\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to light shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Garden hybrid of southern African parentage\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Coppery orange\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795299107102,"sku":"ND-0109-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/tk4FtALgJDLA74nzP4Ap2_7aGaxyaL.jpg?v=1787313028","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/aloe-copper-shower","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}