Description
An evergreen perennial, it is a succulent plant, grows wild in tropical, semi-tropical, and arid climates around the world, but is equally home as a potted plant in your arrangement. It is cultivated for many commercial products, mainly as a topical skin treatments. Similar to a cactus with sharp thorns, but is in it’s own genus.
An evergreen perennial, it originates from the Arabian Peninsula, but also grows wild in tropical, semi-tropical, and arid climates around the world. It is cultivated for commercial products, mainly as a topical treatment used over centuries.The species is considered attractive for decorative purposes, and is often used indoors as a potted plant. {~Wikipedia}
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Care Instructions
Light Exposure
Watering
Fertilizing
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This plant likes the light bright and direct. If it's ever looking sad, a few hours in the sunlight will likely bring it back to life.
Let it dry for a couple of days then water it. The usual schedule is about 3-4 weeks. Make sure to get the water to the bottom of the soil.
Fertilize during the spring season. Aloe Vera does better with fertilizers where the three numbers (i.e., "5-5-5") are equal, and slow release.
1 to 3 feet tall, can get larger planted outdoors in warmer climates. Aloe Vera con be kept in pots or planters, but if together try yo to imitate desert conditions. Spacing should be about 1 foot apart.
Many will not flower, but it helps if the plant's desert environment is imitated.
They are very hardy, and should look good. They live about 12 years.