Aloe Vera "Medicinal Aloe" 17cmPot

Botanical Name: Aloe vera (syn. Aloe barbadensis Mill.)
Common Names: Aloe Vera, Medicinal Aloe, True Aloe

📌 Product Description

Aloe vera is a well-known succulent valued for its thick, fleshy leaves filled with soothing gel widely used for skincare and medicinal purposes. The leaves are grey-green, arranged in a rosette, and edged with small soft teeth.

This versatile plant is both ornamental and functional, making it a popular choice for gardens, patios, and indoor containers. In suitable conditions, it produces tall flower spikes with yellow tubular flowers.

Highly adapted to dry conditions, Aloe vera is easy to grow and thrives in South African climates, especially in water-wise and low-maintenance gardens.

📏 Size When Fully Grown

Height: 60 – 90 cm
Spread: 60 – 80 cm
Growth Habit: Clump-forming succulent
Growth Rate: Moderate

🌱 Best Growing Conditions

Light: Full sun to light partial shade
Soil: Well-draining sandy or succulent soil mix
Water:

• Water moderately during active growth
• Allow soil to dry between watering
• Reduce watering in winter

Avoid overwatering to prevent root rot.

Feeding: Apply a light succulent fertiliser in spring if required.

Maintenance:

• Very low maintenance
• Remove old outer leaves
• Produces offsets for propagation

🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

Best Planting Time: Spring to early summer
Active Growth: Spring and summer
Flowering Season: Winter to spring
Climate Suitability: Suitable for most South African regions
Frost Tolerance: Tolerates light frost if kept dry

🌼 Additional Benefits

• Medicinal and skin-soothing properties
• Drought tolerant
• Easy to grow
• Low maintenance
• Produces offsets

🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Medicinal plant gardens
✔ Succulent gardens
✔ Container planting
✔ Kitchen gardens
✔ Water-wise landscapes