Aloe speciosa
Tilt-head Aloe
Description
Tilt-head Aloe is one of the larger species, reaching up to 10' tall by 6' wide. Leaves are blue-green, long, with pale pink margins and tips, tilting to one side. Small teeth line the margins also. Flowers appear in winter, and are red on the outside and greenish-white inside. This succulent does best in full sun with well draining soil. Hummingbirds love this plant! Older leaves form a skirt of brown dried foliage pointing downwards.
Sun
Full
Water
Low, Extra in Summer
Growth Rate
Moderate
Soil Type
Sandy, Loam, Rocky
Soil Condition
Average, Well-drained, Dry
Soil pH
Neutral, Basic
Adverse Factors
Thorns/Spines
Apply as little fertilizer as possible.
If you use fertilizer make sure it stays on the landscape, and carefully water it in so there is NO runoff.