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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Aloeaceae (now Asphodeloideae) |
| Origin: Madagascar |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Red/Purple Foliage: Yes |
| Flower Color: Orange Red |
| Bloomtime: Spring |
| Height: <1 foot |
| Width: <1 foot |
| Exposure: Sun or Shade |
| Drought Tolerant: Yes |
| Irrigation: Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
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Aloe 'Dragon' - A small decorative aloe with 8 inch wide rosettes on short upright stems holding narrow arching leaves that are a milky blue-green with contrasting pink tubercles and pink marginal spines. In spring arise the 2 foot tall slender sparingly branched inflorescences bearing narrow tubular orange-red flowers that have a greenish tip. Plant in full sun to light shade in a well drained soil and irrigate occasionally to infrequently. Hardiness is not well known on this relatively new hybrid but it has tolerated short duration temperatures down to 30°F (the coldest temperatures we have has since we started growing this plant!) but others note it to be hardy to 25°F. This hybrid was created was by Karen Zimmerman, Succulent Plant Propagator at the Huntington Botanical Gardens, who made the selection from hybrid seedlings that resulted in a cross she did between two of her previous interspecific hybrids (clones 1 and 2) of "KZ#1", which were both the result of crossing Aloe divaricata with Aloe parvula, both which are Aloe species that come from Madagascar. This plant was given Huntington Botanic Garden Accession number HBG 93165 and was initiated in the garden's micropropagation laboratory (tissued culture) and the resulting plants introduced in 2010 through the Huntington's International Succulent Introduction program as ISI 2010-11 Aloe 'Dragon'. The cultivar name was chosen to honor one of Karen’s nephew, who is known by the nickname Dragon. Our plants were propagated from a single plant purchased from Karen Zimmerman when she spoke about her aloe breeding programs to the Santa Barbara Cactus and Succulent Society in May 2015. We also grow Karen's Aloe 'Brown Betty'.
This description of Aloe 'Dragon' is based on our research and our observations of this plant growing in the nursery, in our own garden and in other gardens. We would appreciate getting feedback of any kind from those who have any additional information about this plant, particularly if they disagree with what we have written.
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