Aloe Peri Peri "Hybrid Aloe" 15cmPot

🌿 Aloe ‘Peri-Peri’ – Peri-Peri Aloe

Botanical Name: Aloe ‘Peri-Peri’
Common Names: Peri-Peri Aloe, Hybrid Aloe, Ornamental Aloe

📌 Product Description

Aloe ‘Peri-Peri’ is a striking ornamental aloe hybrid known for its compact growth habit, attractive succulent foliage, and vibrant flowering display. Forming dense rosettes of fleshy green leaves often flushed with reddish tones under full sun, this aloe produces abundant spikes of bright orange to fiery red tubular flowers that create a dramatic focal point in the garden.

Its colourful blooms attract bees, butterflies, and nectar-feeding birds, making it an excellent addition to wildlife-friendly landscapes. Highly drought tolerant once established, Aloe ‘Peri-Peri’ thrives in water-wise gardens, rockeries, succulent displays, and decorative containers.

With its bold colour, architectural form, and low-maintenance nature, this versatile aloe is ideal for modern landscapes and Mediterranean-style gardens.

📏 Size When Fully Grown

• Height: 40 – 60 cm
• Spread: 40 – 60 cm
• Growth Habit: Compact clumping succulent
• Growth Rate: Moderate

🌱 Best Growing Conditions

• Light: Full sun to partial shade
• Soil: Well-draining sandy or succulent soil
• Water: Low water requirements; drought tolerant once established
• Feeding: Apply a balanced fertiliser during spring and summer if required
• Maintenance:
  • Remove spent flower spikes after flowering
  • Avoid overwatering
  • Ensure good drainage
  • Divide mature clumps when necessary

🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

• Best Planting Time: Spring and autumn
• Flowering Season: Winter to spring
• Fruit Season: Not grown for fruit production
• Climate Suitability: Coastal, Mediterranean, semi-arid, subtropical, and water-wise gardens
• Frost Tolerance: Light frost tolerant once established

🌼 Additional Benefits

• Vibrant orange to red flower spikes
• Excellent drought tolerance
• Attracts birds, bees, and butterflies
• Ideal for water-wise landscapes
• Low-maintenance and easy to grow
• Suitable for containers and rock gardens
• Provides year-round architectural interest

🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Water-wise and drought-tolerant gardens

✔ Succulent and aloe collections

✔ Rockeries and gravel gardens

✔ Patio and balcony containers

✔ Pollinator-friendly landscapes

✔ Feature planting and mixed borders

✔ Mediterranean and contemporary garden designs