Aloe vera

Aloe vera, commonly known as Barbados aloe, is a highly ornamental plant.
It needs plenty of sunshine to keeps its leaves green all year round. This plant can decorate your house beautifully.
Even if you have little time to take care of it, this plant can still live well because it need only a little fertilizer to grow. For it can grow sturdily in high temperature, people who lives in the tropics may consider it as a good choice. However, if the temperature is extremely high, it will grow slowly.
Here are some tips for you to take care of this plant.
Firstly, preparing a big flower pot is of great point above all the tips. Due to it has a prosperous root system, which may take up great space. If you do not provide appropriate pot for it, it will feel crowded and become thin and weak.
Then you need to guarantee plenty of air for the root of this plant for avoiding root-rot. You can add proper amount of sandy clay to your pot like vermiculite and perlite. You should remember give it enough water and plenty of sunshine.


3-6 hours of sun per day, with protection from intense mid-day sun

Water moderately, allowing the top 3cm to dry out between watering.

Aloe Vera

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