{"product_id":"aloe-hybrid-leo-tangerine-tree","title":"Aloe ‘Tangerine Tree’","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 ‘Tangerine Tree’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hybrid \u003cem\u003eAloe\u003c\/em\u003e grown for winter colour, producing branched spikes of tangerine orange flowers at the coldest, emptiest point of the garden year. It forms a thick fleshy rosette that gradually lifts onto a short stout trunk and offsets at the base to build a clump. Like the best of the modern aloe hybrids it flowers younger and more freely than the species, on a plant that asks for water perhaps twice a summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Aloe ‘Tangerine Tree’\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: The display arrives from late autumn through winter into early spring, when little else is in bloom.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrange branched spikes\u003c\/strong\u003e: Multiple flower heads per stem extend the display over many weeks.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNectar for birds\u003c\/strong\u003e: Honeyeaters work the flowers heavily through winter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrunk forming clump\u003c\/strong\u003e: Older plants lift onto short trunks and pup at the base, giving a layered sculptural mass.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVery low water\u003c\/strong\u003e: Established plants need no summer irrigation in most Australian gardens.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: It provides the winter flower layer in an unirrigated succulent and grass planting.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal exposure\u003c\/strong\u003e: Salt wind and sandy soil are no obstacle in frost free coastal positions.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVerge and median planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Tough enough for hot, hard, low maintenance public style beds.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge container\u003c\/strong\u003e: A clump in a wide pot flowers reliably at an entry or on a terrace.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.2m for a continuous mass\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring to early autumn into warm dry soil\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gritty, sharply drained soil or a raised mound; cold wet winter soil is the main hazard\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water every two to three weeks through the first warm season, then only in extended drought. Mulch with gravel rather than bark so the base stays dry, and cut spent flower stems back to the rosette 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 1 to 2m over time\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.5m as the clump builds\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 hybrid raised from southern African aloe parentage\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tangerine orange, in winter to early spring\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795299434782,"sku":"ND-0118-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"430mm","offer_id":59795299467550,"sku":"ND-0118-430MM","price":900.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795299500318,"sku":"ND-0118-500MM","price":1100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/5nKmMGUA2n-jWb33NZMwd_zvcmpoXr.jpg?v=1787313030","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/aloe-hybrid-leo-tangerine-tree","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}