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Aloe 'Blue Elf' and 'Hedgehog' |
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| | 'Blue Elf' |
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| | Last late-winter flowers of 'Blue Elf' |
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| | 'Hedgehog' |
| Common name |
aloe |
| Family |
asphodelaceae |
| Life cycle |
tender perennial (Z9-11)  |
| Flowers |
red (winter) |
| Size |
12-24" |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
well drained soil, drought-tolerant |
Evergreen succulent with blue-green foliage and foxtail spikes of pinkish-red flowers. Attractive to hummingbirds. Probably not quite hardy in our Houston garden, but we planted ours out in our backyard bed nonetheless. I hope that with a bit of protection they will survive. We have two, whose differences aren't yet very apparent: 'Blue Elf', which we bought as a quite established nursery plant, and 'Hedgehog', which came to our house as a potted houseplant, and got stuck in the rock garden when it was past its prime. Hopefully better photos next year!
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| | Half of 'Blue Elf' perished in a January freeze, the other half is blooming in early March |
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| After a few years without blooming, 'Hedgehog' sends up a flowerstalk in early January
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: Houston rock garden, rock garden zone About my plant portraits
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January 10, 2021
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