![Artboard 35 Sirius - The brightest star in Earths sky](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Artboard-35-3.jpg)
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Description
Trade name: Sirius™
Botanical name: Aloe Hybrid 'LEO3718'
Description: Great flower production of upright orange flower spikes (up to 5 inflorescences and 14 racemes from a single rosette) appear in late winter from this medium sized shrub with curved green leaves . Like most hybrids it will need a few years to reach maximum flower production. Not suitable in-ground in tropical climates (north Queensland and Northern Territory).
Plant Info
Plant Size
![Medium Size](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Medium-Size.png)
Medium
Habit
![](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Habit-GroundCover.png)
Clumping form
Suitability for potting
![Artboard 23](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Artboard-23.png)
Yes
Height (approx. excluding flowers)
![](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Height.png)
0.5m
Width (approx.)
![](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Width.png)
0.5m
Planting Density
![](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Spacing.png)
3 per square meter
Foliage Colour
![Dark Green](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Dark-Green.png)
Dark green
Flower Colour
![](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/darker_orange.png)
Orange
Flowering Period
![Artboard 21](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Artboard-21.png)
Late Winter / Spring
Water Requirement
![](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/WaterTolerance-Low.png)
Low
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)
Highly resistant to pests and disease
Soil Type
![Artboard 25](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Artboard-25.png)
Requires very free draining soil, particularly in areas of summer rainfall
Ability to cope with high rainfall
![](https://www.aloealoe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/WaterTolerance-Moderate.png)
Low, particularly if summer rainfall in open ground (not suitable in ground in tropical climates like North Queensland or NT)
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
- Provide fertiliser/compost in Spring
- Remove old spent flowers (not necessary)
- Remove old leaves (not necessary)
Purchase Info
There is limited availability of this rare aloe cultivar nationally
Please contact the Aloe-Aloe farm directly to source it at [email protected]
Legal notes:
The trademark Sirius™ is owned by Aloe-Aloe Horticulture Pty. ‘Sirius™’ is a trade name and not a cultivar name. The botanical and cultivar names of this plant are Aloe hybrid 'LEO 3718'.