![Artboard 22 Outback Orange - Grand colours of the desert dunes](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Artboard-22-2.jpg)
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Description
Trade name: Outback Orange™
Botanical name: Aloe Hybrid 'LEO 8542'
Description: Masses of orange flowers appear in winter on this very large hybrid aloe which contains a wonderful chunky leaf structure.One of the all time greats in flower production Suitable as a feature plant
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)
Slow stemming with chunky leaves
Suitability for potting
![Artboard 24](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Artboard-24.png)
No
Height (approx. excluding flowers)
![](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Height.png)
1m
Width (approx.)
![](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Width.png)
1.3m
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/brightorange.png)
Orange
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
![](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Attracts-Birds.png)
Birds (insect eaters and nectar feeding), bees, butterflies
Disease Resistance
![](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Disease.png)
Resistant to pests and disease but need to watch for aphids during hot periods with no rain
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/FrostLow.png)
Low
Maintenance
- 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 Outback Orange™ is owned by Aloe-Aloe Horticulture Pty. ‘Outback Orange™’ is a trade name and not a cultivar name. The botanical and cultivar names of this plant are Aloe hybrid 'LEO 8542'