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    • Photo of Aloe wickensii flower by Dry Oasis Plants

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    Buy Aloe wickensii

    Plant type

    cactus / succulent

    size

    • H: 2'-3'
    • W: 2'-3'

    planting zones

    • 9b-12

    1ga | $18.75

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    Aloe wickensii plant details

    Aloe wickensii is an evergreen cactus / succulent with blue and green foliage. In spring, summer and winter orange, red and yellow flowers emerge. Features glaucous texture. Attracts beneficial insects and hummingbirds. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in winter. Does well in gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Aloe wickensii

    Plant type: cactus / succulent
    Plant family: asparagaceae
    Foliage: evergreen blue and green
    Mature size: 2 FT - 3 FT - wide, 2 FT - 3 FT - tall
    Flowers: orange, red and yellow blooms in spring, summer and winter
    Uses: bare root shipping available

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Aloe wickensii

    USDA Zones: 9b - 12
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
    Watering frequency: regular - low
    Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat and verticillium wilt
    Soil needs: gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained

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    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    This plant is one of the most beautiful and showy of the South African species of Aloe. Aloe wickensii has solitary, stemless rosettes densely packed with upright, curved smooth turquoisey-grey leaves with small sharp reddish-brown spines along the margins. A very attractive and unique Aloe with spectacular display of bi-colored blooms when in full flower.

    Learn more about Aloe wickensii

    This plant has been grown in a 4" pot. You will receive a very similar plant to the one in the picture. The plant is shipped "semi-dry-root" (with some dirt to help protect roots).

    By: Dry Oasis Plants

    Light Shade. Indoor/ Outdoor . Red & Yellow Blooms.

    By: Moon - Sun Cactus & Koi Gardens

    Single rosette; vase-shaped, glossy green, to 3'. Hardy to 25 °F.

    By: Cactus Jungle

    Super cool flower alert! Aloe wickensii wields amazing bi-color (orangey red & yellow) blooms on branching racemes in Winter. Preferring the single life, it doesn’t produce offsets, sticking with a singular rosette comprised of slender, chalky blue-green, smooth leaves with short, pokey, mahogany spines on the margins. Native to Summer rainfall regions of South Africa, be sure to give it excellent drainage to deal with our wet Winters. Growing to 2-3’ high & wide.

    By: Annie's Annuals & Perennials

    Gardening facts about Aloe wickensii plant

    How to Grow Aloe wickensii

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly sun

    • Water Needs

      • regular - drought tolerant

    • Water Needs

      • dry in winter

    • Soil Needs

      • lean
      • well-drained
      • rocky
      • gritty

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • verticillium wilt resistant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green
      • blue

    • Flower Color

      • red
      • orange
      • yellow

    • Wildlife

      • beneficial insects
      • hummingbirds
      • deer resistant
      • rabbit resistant

    • Flower Season

      • winter
      • summer
      • spring

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen

    • Texture

      • glaucous

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