Plant in full sun in a fairly well drained soil and irrigate regularly to occasionally. Hardy to around 21° F. A fast-growing plant that suckers from the base and flowers over a very long period, making it a great candidate for a showy large scale groundcover or an accent plant in the garden or as container specimen.

Aloe 'X5' was the result of a breeding program started in 1973 by Andy De Wet at his nursery in Linbro Park, Republic of South Africa. The goal of the program was to make selections of hybrid Aloe with desirable horticultural characteristics to include improved vigor, flowering ability, and disease and aloe mite resistance. This selection, made in 2006 by Andy De Wet and Quinton Bean from the results of crossing two complex hybrids, was chosen for being a short compact plant that exhibited a vigorous growth rate and with an abundance of flowers on strong erect inflorescences. It was first released in South Africa in 2012 by De Wet Plant Breeders using the marketing name Aloe Porcupine. It received Plant Breeders Rights (PT 6607) in June 2013 and US Plant Patent 23,267 in December 2012 and was first released in the US in spring 2014 by Ball Horticulture as part of its Safari Aloe Series. Photos courtesy of Ball Horticulture. 

The information about Aloe Safari Sunrise ['X5'] PP23,267 that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.