Aloe vera
Barbados aloe (syn. Aloe barbadens)
- available to order from spring
- 12cm pot - 30cm tall
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£9.99
£7.99
Delivery options
- Standard £5.95
- Position: bright but indirect light
- Soil: good potting compost, well drained
- 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. - 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.
- Humans/Pets: Harmful if eaten
Goes well with
Rough cast aluminium bowl - charcoal black
30 × 22 × 12.5cm
£31.49
in stock
(shipped in 2-3 working days)
Cast aluminium pot cover with verdigris patina
small Ø14 × H14cm
£16.19
in stock
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Simple terrarium / tealight holder with tray base
small W12.5 × H18cm
£13.49
in stock
(shipped in 2-3 working days)
