Aloë Vera
The Aloe Vera is known for its sleek, modern look and its air-purifying qualities. With minimal care, this cool plant grows into a true eye-catcher in your interior.
Health-promoting Aloe Vera plants
The Aloe Vera plant is a special plant. Not only because of its special and healing side effects, but also because of its appearance. With its blue-green pointed, prickly leaves, this houseplant looks like a cactus. This, however, it is not. Aloe Vera are succulents and belong to the Affodili family. These houseplants originally grow in poor and dry soil, which is why they are also called ‘Desert Lily’.
The water requirements of the Aloe Vera
The Aloe Vera is an easy plant to maintain. For instance, the Aloe Vera plant stores water in its thick and jelly-like leaves. During the period from April to October, this houseplant needs some water as this is the growing season. A watering is needed only when the entire soil has dried out. From October to March, this houseplant can go weeks without water. Should you notice that the tips of the plant start to contract and turn red in colour, it is time for a watering.
The perfect location for an Aloe Vera
The Aloe Vera does not care much about its location. In a position with semi-shade to one with full sun, this houseplant will feel at home anywhere.
Repotting the Aloe Vera
This houseplant can grow considerably under the right conditions, especially in width. Repotting is no superfluous luxury. If you want the plant to grow bigger, we recommend repotting every two years. The best time for this is spring. Any damaged roots can then best strengthen during the coming growing season.
Pruning the Aloe Vera
Is your Aloe Vera getting too big or do you want to shape it? No problem, pruning this houseplant is easy. In fact, this houseplant has the ability to heal itself. After you cut off a leaf, a membrane comes over the ‘wound’ and this membrane becomes a rubbery layer within minutes. This layer protects the plant from moisture loss and allows it to live on.
Propagating the Aloe Vera plant
The Aloe Vera plant can be propagated by plucking the ‘offshoots’ from the mother plant. These offshoots are attached to the underside of the mother plant. Let the small leaves dry for three days and place them in a pot with a mixture of sand and compost. Want your little plant to grow faster? Place the cutting in a plastic bag so that the humidity is higher and it will grow faster.
Extra food for the Aloe Vera
This houseplant grows naturally in poor soil and the Aloe Vera uses little nutrients. Extra plant nutrition is therefore not really necessary. If you want to give your houseplant an extra boost, do it in spring. Spring and summer are the growing seasons for this houseplant. This extra boost will make your Aloe Vera grow extra hard. Preferably give the Aloe Vera food for cacti; universal plant food is also possible. Use only ¼ of the recommended amount to prevent damage to the roots.
The flowering of the Aloe Vera
The Aloe Vera can get beautiful flowers when it comes into bloom. The houseplant will flower after a short dormant period in winter when the days get longer again. The flowers spring from the heart and grow on long stalks straight up. These flowers are often red or yellow in colour. In nature, the Aloe Vera blooms for an average of three months a year. Unfortunately, this will not happen often indoors, but who knows, maybe you'll be lucky with your Aloe Vera plant.
Common diseases in an Aloe Vera
The Aloe Vera is a strong plant and with good care this houseplant will not easily get diseases or other pests. Should this nevertheless occur, it is best to treat the plant with a biological or chemical pesticide.
The miracle plant
The Aloe Vera is not called the ‘Miracle plant’ for nothing. Numerous scientific studies confirm its power: the gel from its leaves has proven effective in treating skin conditions such as eczema, dressing wounds, and relieving burns. Although the strengthening effect of Aloe Vera juice on the immune system has not yet been conclusively proven, the juice is appreciated for its soothing and sometimes even slightly laxative effect. So this particular plant is anything but toxic; on the contrary, it offers numerous benefits for the human body.
Want to enjoy these benefits yourself? Juicing your own Aloe Vera plant is easy to obtain. Make sure your plant is sufficiently mature, with at least 12 leaves. Cut off one of the lower leaves and squeeze out the juice to use directly, for example on a burn.
An alternative method is to lay the leaf down, cut off the sides and then cut the leaf lengthwise. You can use a spoon to scoop out the gel. Be careful not to cut too close to the leaf surface as this may release aloin juice. This yellow juice can irritate the skin.
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