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Help with this plant,please

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infoman Wed 08-Jul-20 17:15:54
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May I ask what it is
as it seems to grown quite fast in a very few months.
In a location that gets very late afternoon sunshine.

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phoenix Wed 08-Jul-20 17:19:52

Aloe vera?

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MrsEggy Wed 08-Jul-20 17:26:51

Looks like an aloe vera. Needs very little water and can be multiplied by pulling off offsets. Is farmed in the Canary Isles.

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BlueBelle Wed 08-Jul-20 17:29:53

Aloe Vera I have a lot they breed a lot

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AllotmentLil Sun 12-Jul-20 21:29:32

Am I the only person who can’t seem to grow them? I’m pretty successful with other indoor plants. envy

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infoman Mon 13-Jul-20 07:24:59

Decided to put in the very hot conservatory,and buy three very small aloe vera for the bay window.

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Liz46 Mon 13-Jul-20 08:28:14

Aloe Vera. My daughter had camped out and was covered in little itchy bites. I cut off a leaf, removed the prickly bits on the edge and split it. She rubbed the leaf on the bites and this helped.
She bought herself a plant and showed it to me as it wasn't doing to well. I could see (on video Messanger) that it was too wet. They thrive on neglect.

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grandtanteJE65 Wed 29-Jul-20 11:31:01

They are desert plants, more or less, so they need a hot sunny window and very little water.

The split leaves work on burns and scalds as well as allergies to plants or insect bites.

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midgey Wed 29-Jul-20 11:34:27

Info man be careful it does get scorched!

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EllanVannin Wed 29-Jul-20 11:42:47

It grows wild in many places abroad. The juice is very soothing for sunburn.

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