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Position

Sun exposure:
Full sun
Aspect:
South facing, west facing

Soil

Well Drained / Light / Sandy

Plants in the Aloe genus are easy to grow, forming dense clumps of fleshy, light green leaves with soft toothed margins. Spikes of tubular yellow to orange flowers appear in summer, but rarely in the UK.

Aloe 'Red Sparkler' is a short-growing aloe, bearing rosettes of bronze-green leaves heavily spotted white, with small white teeth around the leaf edge. In summer tall, slender, white-tipped pink flowers appear.

For best results, grow Aloe 'Red Sparkler' indoors as a houseplant, or in well-drained soil in a sheltered, sunny part of the garden. Ideally, grow plants in pots, which you can use in patio displays in summer, and move indoors in winter.

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Aloe ‘Red sparkler’ and wildlife

Aloe ‘Red sparkler’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.

Is Aloe ‘Red sparkler’ poisonous?

Aloe ‘Red sparkler’ causes an upset stomach. Its foliage, roots and sap are toxic.

Toxic to:
Is known to attract Cats
Cats
Is known to attract Dogs
Dogs
Is known to attract Horses
Horses
No reported toxicity to:
Is not known to attract Birds
Birds
Is not known to attract Livestock
Livestock
Is not known to attract People
People
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