Aloe 'Black Gem'
Aloe 'Black Gem'
Often listed as Aloe 'Black Gem', its botanical name is x Alworthia 'Black Gem'a hybrid between Aloe speciosa and Haworthia cymbiformis. It grows as a large, low clump and the foliage is dark reddish-bronze with conical leaves which become darker and redder in all day, hot sun.
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Free draining
Common name
Aloe 'Black Gem'
Latin name
Aloe 'Black Gem'
type
Succulent
family
Asphodelaceae
ph
7.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
1.00 M
1.00 M
Aloe 'Black Gem'
Often listed as Aloe 'Black Gem', its botanical name is x Alworthia 'Black Gem'a hybrid between Aloe speciosa and Haworthia cymbiformis. It grows as a large, low clump and the foliage is dark reddish-bronze with conical leaves which become darker and redder in all day, hot sun.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Late Winter
Plant in good cactus compost, or a loamy compost with added sand, for drainage.
Propagating
From Early Spring TO Late Winter
Carefully remove side-shoots when they are large enough to handle, cutting them away from the parent plant. Make sure they have some root, and re-pot.
Flowering
From Late Spring TO Early Spring
Downward hanging flowers grow on spikes, and can be white, yellow, orange or red. They usually appear in Summer, but can be seen irregularly through the year.
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