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Aloe vera

Barbados aloe (syn. Aloe barbadens)

Eventual height & spread

Aloe vera

Barbados aloe (syn. Aloe barbadens)

12cm pot | 30cm tall
£8.49 £9.99
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with white pot
£13.08 £14.58
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with verdigris pot
£26.48 £27.98
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with jute pot
£16.48 £17.98
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with forest green glazed pot
£22.48 £23.98
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with off white enamel pot
£19.48 £20.98
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with terracotta pot
£23.48 £24.98
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Standard £5.95
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Position: bright but indirect light
Soil: good, well-drained potting compost
Rate of growth: slow
Flowering period: early summer generally
Hardiness: tender (indoors only)
Current height: approximately 30cm (+ or - 10% including the pot)
Pot cover: choose a 14cm pot cover to give a good fit over the pot

Often referred to as the first aid or medicinal aloe, this plant has been grown for its healing properties for many years - and is now often used in cosmetics and alternative medicines. It's an evergreen succulent with fleshy, serreated-edged leaves, which form in a stemless rosette, and if you're lucky, it can produce clusters of greenish yellow flowers.

Please note that the plant comes in a 12cm nursery pot as standard, unless a decorative pot cover is included as an option.

Home care:
Water moderately when growing, and sparingly when dormant through the winter months. Feed with a balanced liquid fertiliser 2-3 times during the growing season.