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When planting or repotting Aloe, the most important thing is the soil to be used. In the market, there are substrates prepared for succulent plants or cactus. In this article, we will explain how to make the best soil for Aloe vera. I include my favorite Aloe vera soil mix recipe and some Aloe vera …
In this article, we will talk about the Aloe plant turning brown. Aloe is one of the easiest succulent plants to care for, and it is also very comfortable living indoors, even though it is not a houseplant. Few problems beset it, as long as it has a well-drained substrate, a good amount of light, …
Aloe perfoliata is also known as Aloe mitriformis, Aloe distant and Aloe nobilis. The succulent plant Aloe perfoliata is a blue-green aloe composed of clusters of small rosettes, forming small colonies along the ground as it grows. In this article, learn about Aloe perfoliata care and propagation methods. Despite its appearance Aloe perfoliata, lance-shaped leaves …
This variety of aloe is the best known of all the existing aloes, not only for its medicinal properties but also for being a plant of easy maintenance and beauty. It is bright green with small light spots and like most aloes, it has spikes on the outer edges of its leaves. Learn all about …
Lately, I feel very attracted to this type of aloe with large thorns, as they remind me of dry desert landscapes, where only the strongest can adapt and survive. Learn all about Aloe aculeata in this post. In particular, this variety of aloe has some characteristic spikes not only on the edges of the leaves, …
Aloe vera Chinensis is one of the most famous and easy to care for varieties of the Aloe genus. Moreover, thanks to its ease of propagation, you can get it almost anywhere in the world. Aloe vera Chinensis is very reminiscent of Aloe barbadensis miller. It looks like a smaller version with many more leaves, …
Aloe dorotheae is an incredibly showy plant of the succulent family. It forms clusters of bright green rosettes in the shade but turns a deep, bright red in full sun. The beautiful leaves of this variety of aloe vera are adorned with prominent white spines along their edges. In winter, greenish-yellow tubular spikes burst forth …
Aloe albida is a small succulent with long, narrow leaves, which, when it blooms, does so by displaying beautiful white bells on long stems. It is one of the Grass Aloes, a group of grass-like deciduous Aloes. The leaves are grayish to bluish-green with a waxy coating, up to 6” (15 cm) long and 0.2” …
Aloe marlothii or Mountain Aloe is a large succulent with a generally unbranched stem. This beautiful plant is topped by a rosette of gray-green to bluish-green leaves with a sharp tip and reddish-brown spines along the margins and randomly on both surfaces. In this article, I summarize tips for Aloe marlothii care. Also, I give …
Aloe aristata grows up to 8″ (20 cm) in height and about the same in diameter. From late spring to early summer, it produces long stems, up to 20″ (50 cm) high, which has orange-red flowers at the end. These flowers are tubular and up to 1.5″ (4 cm) long. Thanks to its symmetry is …
