Aloe variegata
Partridge breast aloe, Tiger aloe, Kanniedood aloe, Pheasant wing aloe
Also known as Gonialoe variegata
- Height × spread
- 0.3m × 0.3m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Heated greenhouse 5C & above (RHS H1c)
- Flowers
- Spring
Availability
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About this plant
This is a handsome plant with its neat rosette of brownish-green leaves, their surface neatly mottled with regular bands of white blotches. This pattern likened of course to the pattern of feathers on the breast of a partridge. The leaves have small teeth on their length but lack an armoury of spines. It produces stout, often branched, flowering spikes carrying pink to red tubular flowers. It will produce offsets round its base. In flower this will reach up to 50cm (20in) height, and can make a clump some 80cm (2ft 6in) width.
- Flower colour
- Pink, Red
- Foliage colour
- Green, White
- Variegated
- Yes
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Fan
- Height
- 0.3m
- Spread
- 0.3m
- Season of interest
- Spring
- Flowers in
- Spring
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Mediterranean garden, Indoors, Exotic garden, Conservatory
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Gravelly soil, Loam (normal), Poor soil, Sandy soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Heated greenhouse 5C & above (RHS H1c)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Indoor light
- full light at all times
- Indoor temperature
- 10C minimum temperature
- Maintenance
- Easycare – low/no maintenance
- Hazards
- Yes, potentially harmful; Humans: Harmful if eaten
Spring
Spring-Summer · Indoors
Feed a general fertiliser
Give a standard houseplant feed several times while in growth.
Where food elements are listed as three numeric values on the label representing in order Nitrogen(N)-Phosphorus(P)-Potassium(K), with percentage values for each, choose one where the values are more or less equal.
Spring-Autumn · Indoors
Water when compost is dry
Allow the compost to become virtually dry before watering while in growth.
Winter
Winter · Indoors
Water sparingly during dormancy
In its dormant period give very little water, keeping the soil barely moist. Dormancy is likely to be during the winter and the plant recommences growth in early to mid spring.
When a plant enters dormancy the leaves fade, go yellow and then brown. Eventually the whole plant may 'disappear' or unadorned stems may remain.
Planting & general
Compost · Planting
50:50 grit and cactus compost for repotting
When growing aloes that need sharply drained soil, use a standard cactus compost but add an equal amount of sharp grit to the mix. Put chips or grit on the soil surface to protect the stem of the plant from rotting.
Indoor temperature · Planting
10C minimum temperature
This plant requires a minimum temperature of 10 Centigrade.
Indoor plant · Planting
Position in a sunny spot, close to window
Give this plant a position where there is as much light and sunlight as possible, within 2-3 metres of a sunny or bright window (one that is south, east, or west facing).
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