An Orange Aloe? Here's a Non-Hardy Succulent Worth the Trouble to Grow It

When you don't have a greenhouse,  indoor windowsill space becomes premium real estate in winter. So I try to stay away from tender plants. After the last couple of seriously cold winters, the list of plants that need protection grows longer.

But this beautiful aloe  (A. dorotheae) earns its wintertime windowsill space with its spiny, fleshy leaves in an unusual color of bronze. Like all aloes, it has that beguilingly swirling rosette shape. It has virtually no stem and grows, slowly, to only a foot or two high. 

While "fleshy and spiny" doesn't sound all that pretty, believe me, this succulent is a stunner....I found it at Swanson's Nursery in Ballard....grow in full sun with sharp drainage and water only occasionally...it's probably best to plant Dorothea (a.k.a.'Sunset') in a pot, because you'll be carting her inside before first frost, as she's only hardy to zone 10-11....

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When you don't have a greenhouse, indoor windowsill space becomes premium real estate in winter. So I try to stay away from tender plants. After the last couple of seriously cold winters, the list of plants that need protection grows...

[Simon @ Office Plants]

I have a healthy green Aloe Vera plant at home, but I've never seen an orange variant before. It certainly is beautiful.