Aloe Hedgehog "Hybrid Aloe" 19cmPot

🌿 Aloe ‘Hedgehog’ – Hedgehog Aloe

Botanical Name: Aloe ‘Hedgehog’
Common Names: Hedgehog Aloe, Hybrid Aloe, Ornamental Aloe

📌 Product Description

Aloe ‘Hedgehog’ is a compact ornamental aloe hybrid renowned for its dense rosettes of textured foliage and vibrant seasonal flower display. The succulent leaves are adorned with distinctive teeth along the margins, creating a spiky, hedgehog-like appearance that gives the plant its popular name.

During the flowering season, upright stems emerge above the foliage bearing clusters of tubular orange to red flowers that attract bees, butterflies, and nectar-feeding birds. Its compact size, drought tolerance, and striking architectural form make it an excellent choice for water-wise gardens, rockeries, succulent collections, and decorative containers.

Easy to grow and exceptionally low maintenance, Aloe ‘Hedgehog’ adds year-round texture and seasonal colour to both residential and commercial landscapes.

📏 Size When Fully Grown

• Height: 25 – 40 cm (up to 60 cm when flowering)
• Spread: 30 – 50 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: Light feeding with a balanced fertiliser during spring and summer
• Maintenance:
  • Remove spent flower spikes after flowering
  • Avoid overwatering
  • Ensure excellent drainage
  • Remove older leaves as needed to maintain appearance

🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

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

🌼 Additional Benefits

• Distinctive spiky foliage with excellent texture
• Attractive orange to red flower spikes
• Drought tolerant and water-wise
• Attracts birds, bees, and butterflies
• Ideal for low-maintenance landscapes
• Suitable for containers and rock gardens
• Provides year-round architectural interest

🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Water-wise gardens

✔ Succulent and aloe collections

✔ Rockeries and gravel gardens

✔ Patio and balcony containers

✔ Pollinator-friendly landscapes

✔ Mixed borders and feature planting

✔ Mediterranean and contemporary garden designs