This is my first attempt at growing aloe outdoors. Someone brought some cuttings off a plant she was trimming to a meeting I was attending the other evening.
Aloes want full sun. They are succulents and store water so they need very little water and will rot if planted in a damp area.
They do not like frost and must be protected.
Once established and happy they will bloom, flowers come up on tall spikes and are impressive.
I’ve found this plant settled right in and went to town. I’ve grown it in dry - part shade and in damp - full sun and it thrived in both locations. It has created offspring and I’m hoping now that it is in the sun I’ll get some flowers this year.
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1 Nancy // Apr 20, 2007 at 12:23 am
Actually, down here, Aloe will grow anywhere and everywhere you want to stick a sprig of it. It will even show up in places you didn’t put it.
Have fun with it!
2 herself // Apr 20, 2007 at 3:09 am
That’s cool. I saw some aloe in bloom last summer that was absolutely gorgeous.
I saw on your blog your passion flower is blooming. Mine just started yesterday too.
3 admin // Jan 7, 2008 at 1:38 pm
This plant has been moved to a sunnier location. It has already sent out baby plants. The cold left some brown spots on it but otherwise it hasn’t minded temperatures down into the high 20’s F.
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