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Aloe 'Conejo Flame' - An upright growing clustering aloe to 3-4 feet tall with attractive narrow deep green leaves with medium size teeth and vibrant red-orange flowers on a branched 2-3-foot-tall inflorescence late winter into spring.
Plant in a well-drained soil in full sun to light shade in the desert and water occasionally to infrequently. Cold hardy down to at least 25° F - undamaged here at those temperatures in 2007.
This is a selection we made from plants growing at Jeff Chemnick's Aloes in Wonderland garden on Conejo Road in the foothills above Santa Barbara. It certainly has affinities with Aloe dawei, which we also grow, but has longer straighter leaves, blooms at a different time with richer red colored slightly larger flowers on a taller inflorescence. The origin of this plant has long been forgotten by Jeff Chemnick, so we commemorate his garden's location and the vibrant color of flowers with this name. We have grown this very nice plant since 2017.
This information about Aloe 'Conejo Flame' displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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