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Aloe vera

Aloe vera

Aloe vera
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A medicinal succulent with fleshy leaves; it needs almost no care.

Light
Full sun (6 h or more)
Height
0.5–0.8 m
Watering
Low: every 7–15 days, drought-tolerant
Soil
loose and well-drained; poor and dry
Edible?
No: ornamental
How to plant
Plant the young plant with its crown at soil level, 50 cm apart.
Care
Water only when the soil is dry. Leaves are damaged below 0 °C.

Calendar by climate

Warm coast
Mild Mediterranean
Southern interior
Continental interior
Cold interior and uplands
Atlantic
Canary Islands (subtropical)
SowPlantHarvestPruneFeedTreat

Dates are for growing outdoors. You can start seedlings earlier indoors or in a greenhouse, but plant them out only once the frosts are over.

Feeding and doses

Mild Mediterranean

Not needed.

Pest prevention and doses

Mild Mediterranean

Not needed.

How easy to grow by climate

  • Warm coastEasy
  • Mild MediterraneanEasy
  • Southern interiorNeeds regular careExtreme summer heat
  • Continental interiorNot recommended outdoorsFrost and a short season
  • Cold interior and uplandsNot recommended outdoorsHard, long frosts
  • AtlanticDifficultRain and humidity: fungal disease
  • Canary Islands (subtropical)Easy

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