{"product_id":"aloe-plicatilis-syn-kumara-plicatilis-fan-aloe","title":"Fan Aloe - Aloe plicatilis","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\u003eFan Aloe - Aloe plicatilis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Fan Aloe is the aloe that becomes a tree. Grey forked branches divide again and again, each one ending in a flat fan of strap-shaped blue-green leaves arranged in a single plane, and over decades the plant builds a thick corky trunk. \u003cem\u003eAloe plicatilis\u003c\/em\u003e comes from a small area of mountain fynbos in the Western Cape of South Africa, a winter-rainfall Mediterranean climate, so it performs best in Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne and struggles with humid subtropical summers. Large specimens are among the most valuable succulents in cultivation and are bought as the centrepiece of a garden, not as filler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Fan Aloe\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBranching Structure\u003c\/strong\u003e: Repeated forking creates a miniature tree form unlike any other aloe.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFan Leaves\u003c\/strong\u003e: Leaves sit in one flat plane at each branch tip, an arrangement found in very few plants.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCorky Bark\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thick grey fire-adapted bark gives an aged, sculptural trunk on mature plants.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter Flowers\u003c\/strong\u003e: Orange-red tubular blooms on upright stems from late winter into spring.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSlow and Long Lived\u003c\/strong\u003e: A specimen keeps improving for decades rather than peaking and declining.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGarden Centrepiece\u003c\/strong\u003e: A mature multi-branched plant placed where it is seen from every angle.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMediterranean Dry Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sits naturally with proteas, restios and other Cape and Australian dry-climate plants.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eElevated Feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a raised bed or on a rock outcrop, which improves drainage and display.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Container\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grown in a wide pot in humid districts where the root zone can be kept drier.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e Not a screening plant. In group plantings allow 2 to 3m between plants.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m as repeated specimens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn to spring in Mediterranean climates, avoiding hot dry mid summer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gritty, rocky, sharply drained soil that stays dry through summer. Humid, wet summers are its main enemy, so raise the planting position and never irrigate heavily in warm weather.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water lightly through the first cool season to settle roots, then leave it to winter rainfall. Mulch with gravel or rock, keep it clear of the trunk, and stake large branched specimens until the root plate anchors, since a top-heavy plant will rock in wind and break roots.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m over many years, occasionally more on old plants\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2.5m\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to light shade\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Western Cape, South Africa\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Orange to scarlet red\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"90L","offer_id":59795364348190,"sku":"ND-0120-90L","price":3250.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/Pu_VVNT-Zmda2BKQxv1_M_hmSsCpBv.jpg?v=1787314314","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/aloe-plicatilis-syn-kumara-plicatilis-fan-aloe","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}