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Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera
The familiar aloe vera, an easy succulent for a bright window or sunny garden.
- Very easy
- Bright light to sun
- Every 2 weeks, when dry
- 12cm pot
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Aloe Vera
R 76.00
About this plant
About this plant
Aloe Vera
Easy succulent to grow and maintain indoors and outdoors.
Water thoroughly about every 2 weeks. Make sure that the soil is completely dried out before watering again.
Soil must drain very well.
Bright indirect sunlight indoors or full sun outdoors.
Aloe's acts as an air purifier.
Note: Each individual plant is unique. This image is an example only, however the plant you receive will be as close as possible to this image description.
Note: Stem length indicated above is a guide to the estimated length rather than an exact length that you will receive.
Delivery and packaging
Delivery and packaging
We deliver nationwide with The Courier Guy: Pudo locker R89 or to your door R145. Gauteng customers can also collect in Boksburg (R25).
Orders ship from our depot within 7 working days, and most are on their way sooner. A few rarer plants are ordered in specially for you, which is why we allow 7 days. Couriers don't deliver on weekends.
Every order is packed by hand to survive the courier.
Healthy arrival guarantee
Healthy arrival guarantee
If your plant arrives dead or damaged, we replace it. Just let us know within 24 hours of receiving it and send us a few photos.
For everything else, see our refund policy.
Meet the plant
The classic aloe vera, for indoors or out
Aloe vera · also known as Aloe vera, true aloe, Barbados aloe
Native to Arabian Peninsula
The familiar aloe with thick, fleshy leaves that form a neat rosette and produce pups at the base. It's one of the easiest succulents to keep.
- The well-known aloe with thick, fleshy, grey-green leaves, in a 12cm pot.
- Grows indoors in bright light or outdoors in full sun.
- Undemanding: a thorough drink about every 2 weeks.
Where it thrives
The best spot in your home
A bright, sunny window indoors, ideally north-facing, or full sun outdoors. Keep it out of frost.
Care card
- Light
- Bright light to sun
- Water
- Every 2 weeks, when dry
- Humidity
- Low
- Temperature
- 10 to 32°C, no frost
- Soil
- Very free-draining
- Feeding
- Rarely needed
- Growth
- Moderate, clumping
- Outdoors
- Yes, frost-free
Care made simple
Your first weeks together
- Place it in the brightest spot you have.
- Water thoroughly about every 2 weeks, only when the soil is completely dry.
- Pot up the pups that appear at the base to make new plants.
Plant doctor
If you see this, do this
- Soft, brown, mushy leavesOverwatering. Let the soil dry right out.
- Thin, curling leavesThirsty. Water thoroughly and let it drain.
- Leaves flopping overNot enough light. Move it somewhere brighter.
Questions
Good to know
What size will I receive?
What size will I receive?
A plant in a 12cm pot. Every plant is unique; the photo shows the size to expect.
Can it live indoors?
Can it live indoors?
Yes, in bright, indirect light or a sunny window.
What are the little plants at the base?
What are the little plants at the base?
Pups. Separate them once they're a few centimetres tall and pot them up.
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