{"product_id":"aloe-hybrid-leo-ivory-tower","title":"Aloe ‘Ivory Tower’","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 ‘Ivory Tower’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hybrid \u003cem\u003eAloe\u003c\/em\u003e grown for the pale flower spikes that give it its name, held well above a bold rosette of thick, upright, blue-green leaves. Where most landscape aloes deliver hot orange and red, this one flowers in ivory to soft cream, which lets it sit inside a restrained planting palette instead of dominating it. It flowers in the depths of winter, when almost nothing else in a dry garden is doing anything at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Aloe ‘Ivory Tower’\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter Flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: The main display arrives in the cold months, filling the gap between autumn and spring colour.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePale Flower Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Ivory and cream spikes work with white, grey and green schemes where a red aloe would clash.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBird Attracting\u003c\/strong\u003e: The nectar-rich tubular flowers bring honeyeaters into the garden through winter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMinimal Water\u003c\/strong\u003e: Once settled it needs almost no supplementary irrigation in a well-drained bed.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBold Rosette\u003c\/strong\u003e: Even out of flower, the thick upright leaves give year-round sculptural structure.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry Garden Massing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Repeated through gravel and grasses it gives structure and a winter colour event.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal Banks\u003c\/strong\u003e: Handles salt wind, sandy soil and slope with almost no maintenance.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeature Containers\u003c\/strong\u003e: The rosette form suits a broad shallow bowl or a raised pot near an entry.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVerge and Median Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Tough enough for hot, unirrigated public-facing beds.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8-1m for a continuous mass\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2-1.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring through early autumn, avoiding cold wet soil\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gritty, sandy and sharply drained. Aloes rot at the crown in soil that holds moisture, so raise beds on clay and slope the surface away from the plant.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water fortnightly through the first warm season to settle the roots, then rely largely on rainfall. Use gravel mulch rather than bark, keep it clear of the base of the rosette, and remove spent flower stems at the base once they finish.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1-1.5m of foliage, with flower spikes to around 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8-1.2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Garden origin, from southern African aloe parentage\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ivory to pale cream, in winter\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795299336478,"sku":"ND-0113-400MM","price":975.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/NUCD9spdy-G3fuCH_JTDs_8dG8bp47.jpg?v=1787313030","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/aloe-hybrid-leo-ivory-tower","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}