Aloe "Pastel Perfect"

When this feature cultivar opens its pastel orange-to-yellow flowers the whole garden gets a face lift. This happens just past midwinter and birds and bees

go crazy for the bountiful new food source. Bountiful is the right way to describe the masses of colourful racemes that crown the big rosette of this aloe from side to side. Typically a young plant will start out stemless until the rosette is quite mature. By this time it will easily produce 4 or 5 well branched inflorescences, much to the delight of all that view it. After that the plant starts lifting off the ground on a stout stem. It will also split the rosette sooner or later, creating an even broader base for flower production, as in the picture. The plant is excellent for landscaping and for spacious gardens. It should be planted away from trees to obtain the best colour and flower production.