Aloe 'Lavender Star'
Aloe 'Lavender Star'
This is a Tropical plant, and in colder climates is treated as a Houseplant. They come in many varieties, some of which flower,- there are hundreds of them! They cannot survive in temperatures below 10c/55f. The leaves are spiky and fleshy.'Lavender Star' is a small variety, growing to approx. 6" tall, with wedge-shaped leaves that are edged with red decorative "teeth", and have red tubercles on the upper surface of the leaf. The flowers orange.
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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 'Lavender Star'
Latin name
Aloe 'Lavender Star'
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
0.30 M
0.15 M
Aloe 'Lavender Star'
This is a Tropical plant, and in colder climates is treated as a Houseplant. They come in many varieties, some of which flower,- there are hundreds of them! They cannot survive in temperatures below 10c/55f. The leaves are spiky and fleshy.'Lavender Star' is a small variety, growing to approx. 6" tall, with wedge-shaped leaves that are edged with red decorative "teeth", and have red tubercles on the upper surface of the leaf. The flowers orange.
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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