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Description
Trade name: Big Red™
Botanical name: Aloe Hybrid 'LEO 0002'
Description: Multiple flower heads are produced in midwinter with each head containing a wonderful display of rich red flower clusters. This large tall stemming hybrid is also capable of branching and forming a shrub. It is a very neat and clean plant. Suitable for landscape use or as a feature plant in any garden
Plant Info
Plant Size
![](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/LargeSize.png)
Large
Habit
![](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Habit-GroundCover.png)
Single stemming, chunky leaves
Suitability for potting
![Artboard 23](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Artboard-23.png)
Yes - Only very large containers
Height (approx. excluding flowers)
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1.2m
Width (approx.)
![](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Width.png)
1m
Planting Density
![](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Spacing.png)
1 per square meter
Foliage Colour
![](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Green.png)
Green
Flower Colour
![](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/red.png)
Red
Flowering Period
![](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Winter.png)
Winter
Water Requirement
![](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/WaterTolerance-Low.png)
Low but plant will benefit from water in very dry climate, particularly in summer.
Attracts Wildlife
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Birds (insect eaters and nectar feeding), bees, butterflies
Disease Resistance
![](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Disease.png)
Highly resistant to pests and disease
Soil Type
![Artboard 25](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Artboard-25.png)
Most soil types as long as free draining but rich soil preferred. If clay soils must raise plant so water drains away
Ability to cope with high rainfall
![](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/WaterTolerance-Moderate.png)
High
Light Requirement
![](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/LightRequirement-FullSun.png)
Full sun
Frost Tolerance
![](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/FrostMedium.png)
Medium
Maintenance
- A newly planted Big Red™ may need to be staked when first planted to prevent it falling over.
- Water during Summer
- Provide fertiliser/compost in Spring
- Remove old spent flowers (not necessary)
- Remove old leaves (not necessary)
Purchase Info
This cultivar is widely available in commercial quantities across Australia for large landscape projects
Legal notes:
The trademark Big Red™ is owned by Aloe-Aloe Horticulture Pty. ‘Big Red™’ is a trade name and not a cultivar name. The botanical and cultivar names of this plant are Aloe hybrid 'LEO 0002'