Botanical Name: Aloe wickensii
Common Names: Wickens’ Aloe

📌 Product Description

Aloe wickensii is a medium-sized, clump-forming succulent valued for its attractive rosettes of grey-green leaves and vibrant flowering display. The leaves are slightly curved with small marginal teeth, forming a neat and structured appearance.

During the flowering season, tall spikes emerge bearing tubular flowers in shades of orange to red, adding seasonal colour and attracting birds and pollinators.

This hardy aloe is well suited to South African conditions and performs well in water-wise gardens, rockeries, and mixed succulent plantings.

📏 Size When Fully Grown

Height: 60 – 120 cm (including flower spikes)
Spread: 60 – 100 cm
Growth Habit: Clump-forming succulent
Growth Rate: Moderate

🌱 Best Growing Conditions

Light: Full sun to light partial shade
Soil: Well-draining sandy or rocky soil
Water:

• Water moderately during establishment
• Drought tolerant once established
• Avoid overwatering

Feeding: Minimal feeding required; apply compost lightly in spring if needed.

Maintenance:

• Very low maintenance
• Remove old leaves
• Produces offsets over time

🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

Best Planting Time: Spring to early summer
Active Growth: Spring and summer
Flowering Season: Winter to early spring
Climate Suitability: Suitable for most South African regions
Frost Tolerance: Tolerates light frost

🌼 Additional Benefits

• Indigenous South African species
• Attractive rosette form
• Bright seasonal flowers
• Drought tolerant
• Easy to grow

🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Rock gardens
✔ Succulent gardens
✔ Water-wise landscapes
✔ Container planting
✔ Indigenous planting