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Aloe 'Coral Fire' - A wild looking aloe that forms a cluster of 8-inch-wide rosettes with upright 12 inch tall leaves on a short trunk. The leaves are dark green with white dashes on both the upper and lower surfaces and have beautiful coral-colored margins and teeth that darken with age - these teeth are particularly showy when backlit and while they look wicked, are actually soft to the touch. The orange flowers rise just above the foliage in winter.
Plant in full sun to light shade in a well-drained soil and give occasional to infrequent irrigation. Hardy to around 25° F.
Aloe 'Coral Fire' is one of the new Kelly Griffin fancy-foliage hybrids that is being sold by Xeric Growers Nursery. As with many of Kelly's hybrids, this plant involves the crossing of several species over a number of generations. Xeric Growers notes the inspiration for the name 'Coral Fire' was that "the terminal spines wave and twist and inspired the name 'Coral Fire' because it gives the appearance that it is undulating in an underwater current." Our plants and images from Xeric Growers Nursery. We grew this plant from 2012 until 2020.
This information about Aloe 'Coral Fire' 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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