Botanical Name: Common Names:
Aloe marlothii arborescens Sea Urchin Succulent,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Succulents & Cacti Clumping, Dense
Description:
Sea Urchin™ Aloe provides modern, architectural and clean blue/green foliage, and its prolific orange flowers in winter and spring are a real stand out feature of this plant. It is a clumping Aloe that is more compact, tight and dense than the common form. Size: 2.5 m high x 2 m wide. Uses: Mass Planting, Garden Borders and Specimen planting.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Water as required for 8-13 weeks until established. Plant in a well mulched garden (chunky mulch is recommended). Use slow release fertiliser yearly. Cut back every 4-5 years if required. Full Sun to Part Shade. Frost, heat and drought tolerant. Tolerates most soil types, but in humid climates such as Queensland it requires free draining soils. Information and images courtesy of Ozbreed.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Aloeaceae Africa
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Blue, Grey
Flower Colour: Orange
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: High
Wind: High