🌱 Morphology: A compact hybrid that forms rosettes of bright green, fleshy, upright lance-shaped leaves covered with cherry-red bumps and teeth. In bright light, the leaves can take on reddish or even purple tones. Adult specimens reach approximately 60 cm in height and diameter and produce offsets, forming clumps over time.

🌍 Distribution, habitat and family: It is an horticultural hybrid originally bred by Altman Plants, so it has no natural distribution or native habitat. Its parentage is not reliably published. It belongs to the Asphodelaceae family.

❄️ Temperature: Approximately USDA 10b. For cultivation in Spain, it is recommended to keep it above 5°C, although it can withstand occasional drops close to 0°C if it is completely dry. In a pot, cold and wet conditions should be avoided. Altman recommends protection from frost.

☀️ Lighting: Target approximately 20–30 mol·m⁻²·day⁻¹ of PAR DLI during growth. It tolerates direct sun after gradual acclimatization and needs plenty of light to develop the characteristic red coloration of the leaves and teeth. In Madrid, it is advisable to protect it from the most intense sun during heatwaves.

💧 Growth cycle: Opportunistic, growing whenever temperatures are favorable, although growth may slow down in extreme heat. During the active period, water abundantly and allow the substrate to dry out completely before watering again. In summer, water less frequently when temperatures are very high.

🌸 Flowering: One of its most interesting features is its ability to re-flower several times a year, which is unusual among Aloes. It produces inflorescences with tubular two-colored yellow and orange flowers, generally in spring and, under favorable conditions, at other times of the year.

🚀Nutrition: Its growth is improved by applying fertilizer with a high content of assimilable calcium and potassium, such as Desert CHOICE® Aloes, Haworthias & Co. ( NPK (Ca-Mg) 3–2–8 (8–1))

📏 This is an inimitable xerophyte grown in Madrid in a high-tech square pot and with substrate activated with mycorrhizal fungi and biofungicides.

Xerophyte in a gourmet black pot

* As this is an online purchase, the appearance of the sent specimen may vary slightly from the product image. The photo description specifies the plant's measurements, but these may also vary slightly because it is a living thing! Each of the plants at Desert CITY has unique characteristics.