Aloe Vera

Aloe vera plants are brilliant, easy to care for and have endless uses. Aloe vera plats as as pictured above but as they get older do grow a stem in the middle and flower. They can grow to about 100 cm tall but dont wory you will be cutting lots off it. They need to have gravel in the bottom of the pot for drainage, and a soil/ sand mix of 50/50 to be kept best. You cant keep your aloe vera plant outside as it likes to be warm and you only need to water it when the soil drys up, about once a month for the 2 in my kitchen. We first discovered the aloe vera pant wholst on holiday, my dad and hubby had burnt that badly in the sun i was ...  Read the complete review

Aloe vera also known as the "Natural healer"," Lily of the desert" or the "Plant of immortality", is a species of the Aloe plant, which is part of the lily family. There are about 300 species which originally came from Africa. The aloe plant is about 96% water and takes the form of about 12-16 green fleshy leaves that are long and triangular in shape. On each side of the leaves there are whitish-green lines possessing spiny pointed teeth at the edges. When grown indoors the plant requires very little care apart from the need to make sure that it is not over-watered. The plant should be grown in a well drained compost with plenty ...  Read the complete review

Agreed the Aloe Vera plant wouldn't be a contender in any beauty contest, but for sheer determination it would win hands down. A few months ago I uprooted an aloe that looked like a case for the local undertaker, I just threw the remaining more than shabby leaves onto the compost heap and forgot about it. But it has given birth! and instead of heading off to the Garden centre to treat myself to a new Aloe im watching the reincarnation process take place on my compost heap. The Aloe is peculiarly ugly, the head resembles the top of a pineapple only worse! Each long succulent leaf has spiky edges. The Aloe is certainly a hardy plant and they ...  Read the complete review

Back again with another recipe from a great plant….in fact I think it's probably one of the best plants in the world. I came across this recipe about 2 years ago and use it regular; I have 2 plants in the house. ***The Plant*** Aloe Vera - barbadensis A half-hardy perennial, the indoor species can grow about 1ft in height and can eventually produce a flowering stem with bell shaped flowers, I have not seen this on my plant. The Aloe Vera plant has many properties, when used on a wound it puts a protective film over the area and helps the skin to regenerate. The Aloe plant that is over 2 years of age is meant to have stronger ...  Read the complete review