Alworthia 'Black Gem'
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Alworthia 'Black Gem' is one of horticulture's oddities: often listed as Aloe 'Black Gem', it is a bigeneric hybrid between Aloe speciosa and Haworthia cymbiformis. It generates many tight offsets, creating a large low clump and the foliage varies from green through to dark reddish-bronzy purple with the thick triangular-conical succulent leaves becoming darker and redder the more sun it gets.
In the UK, Alworthia 'Black Gem' can be grown outside in the summer but in most regions - despite it being relatively cold-tolerant - will need to be brought indoors for the winter. A window-sill is perfect but a cold unheated greenhouse under fleece is also fine.
Additional Information
Order | Asparagales |
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Family | Asphodelaceae |
Sub-Family | Asphodeloideae |
Synonyms | Aloe 'Black Gem', x Alworthia 'Black Gem' |
Geographical Origin | Horticultural origin - parent plants from South Africa |
Cultivation | Full sun to occasional shade. Gritty, very well-drained substrate. Protect from frost |
Eventual Height | 15cm |
Eventual Spread | 40cm |
Hardiness | Tender in the UK in all but the most favourable south coast or inner London locations |
Alworthia 'Black Gem'
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