Aloe lutescens (12 seeds)

Aloe lutescens (price per 12 seeds) It is solitary to suckering with short stems often. Leaves oriented vertically and stiff, barely bendable. Leaf color a soft olive green to deep green. Leaves narrow and very smooth, armed with closely spaced, hooked brownish to pale teeth. Flowers are mid to later winter with mutilbranched, very upright, inflorescences with very narrow conical long racemes of red, turning to yellow as they open. Sowing : Seeds germinate very well but may damp off if overwatered. Use a mixture of river sand, compost and soil to sow seeds in. Sprinkle the seeds evenly on the surface and cover with a layer of small pebbles. The pebbles help the seedlings to stay upright and prevent damping off. Keep seed tray in a dry warm corner and do not allow to dry out. Transplant the seedlings after one year. Locality: Ex Hort. Harvest: January 2021