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Aloe 'Christmas Carol' - A small aloe that produces rosettes to under 1 foot tall and wide with 6 inch long deep green lance-shaped leaves that have vibrant dark raised red markings, some soft but spinelike, down the center and along the leaf margin. The flowers, which first appeared for us in fall, are reddish pink, though it is often described by others as orange.
Plant in full sun to light shade (color best with brighter light) in a well-drained soil with occasional irrigation. Likely hardy to the mid 20's F but not well documented. A nice plant for a small scale ground cover, in the rock garden or for container gardening.
This Kelly Griffin hybrid is what Kelly calls a multi-generation hybrid that possibly includes the legendary and beautiful Aloe 'Doran Black' as a parent or at the least shares some of its appearance. 'Doran Black' is a Dick Wright hybrid that involved hybrid plants of Aloe rauhii crossed with A. descognsii. 'Christmas Carol' has all the beauty of 'Doran Black' with the addition of vibrant red colors in the leaves. We sold this plant from 2010 to 2021.
This information about Aloe 'Christmas Carol' 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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