{"product_id":"aloe-mighty-sunset-aloe-hybrid","title":"Aloe Mighty Sunset - Aloe hybrid","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 Mighty Sunset - Aloe hybrid\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrange and red flower spikes in the cool months are the reason to plant Aloe Mighty Sunset, rising above a compact plant of thick, fleshy leaves and bringing honeyeaters in for the nectar. It is a garden hybrid, not a wild species, and it goes in where heat, drought, coastal wind and thin soil rule out softer perennials. Repeated in groups it gives a dry garden a consistent, sculptural ground layer that stays low all year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Aloe Mighty Sunset\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter flower spikes\u003c\/strong\u003e: Upright spikes of tubular orange to red flowers open when little else in a dry garden is in bloom.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompact scale\u003c\/strong\u003e: At 0.5 to 1m tall and wide it holds its size without trimming, so a group reads as a consistent planting.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrought and heat tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its fleshy leaves hold a reserve of water, so an established plant goes weeks through summer without irrigation.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal resilience\u003c\/strong\u003e: A waxy leaf surface sheds salt spray that browns the foliage of most flowering perennials.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArmed leaves and bitter sap\u003c\/strong\u003e: The leaf edges carry short marginal teeth and the yellow sap under the skin is a purgative that makes pets ill if chewed, so site it back from paths and out of reach of dogs and cats.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry gravel gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: Drifts of it through a scoria or gravel mulch make a low, textured layer that runs on rainfall once settled.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHot western beds\u003c\/strong\u003e: Against a west facing wall it takes the full afternoon heat that scorches leafy shrubs.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExposed coastal frontages\u003c\/strong\u003e: A reliable flowering choice for open, sandy sites within reach of sea spray.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWide bowls and planters\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its compact rosettes suit broad, shallow containers of gritty mix on sunny terraces.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.5m, so each plant keeps its own outline\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring to early autumn, in warm, dry weather\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sandy or gritty, free draining soil; on clay it goes high on a bank or in a rockery pocket, where winter rain runs off instead of pooling at the base\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water in well at planting, then every week or two through the first summer, letting the soil dry out between drinks. Once settled it needs water only in a prolonged drought, and spent flower stalks are cut off at the base when they finish. It tolerates a light frost, but a hard frost marks the leaves and spoils the winter spikes, so in cold districts give it the warmest, most sheltered position.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 to 1m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 to 1m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen succulent rosettes\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Garden hybrid; the genus is native to Africa, Madagascar and the Arabian Peninsula\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Orange to red, tubular, on upright spikes in the cooler months\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"500mm","offer_id":60207457239326,"sku":"ND-1838-500MM","price":1525.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"45L","offer_id":60207457272094,"sku":"ND-1838-45L","price":980.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/aloe-mighty-sunset-aloe-hybrid.jpg?v=1791513758","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/aloe-mighty-sunset-aloe-hybrid","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}