Genus Reference
Aloe
Aloe species profiles and care, from everyday Aloe vera to rare collector specimens.
The Complete Aloe Guide: Identification, Cultivation & Propagation
Comprehensive guide to the genus Aloe: taxonomy, identification, light and watering needs, propagation, pests, and medicinal chemistry, with links to species-specific guides.
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Aloe Leaves Curling Inward: Drought, Roots, Light & Heat
How to diagnose aloe leaves curling inward from dehydration, root loss, heat, excess light, cold stress, and normal species form, with recovery steps.
Aloe Mealybugs: Identification, Treatment & Prevention
How to identify above-ground and root mealybugs on aloe, treat infestations with isopropyl alcohol, neem oil, and systemic insecticide, and prevent reintroduction.
Aloe Falling Over: Causes, Stakes, Repotting & Root Checks
Why an aloe leans, flops, or falls from its pot, including low light, top-heavy growth, weak roots, overpotting, pup crowding, and stem age.
Aloe Vera Not Growing: Why It Stalls and How to Restart It
Why Aloe vera stops producing new leaves or pups, including low light, cool dormancy, root restriction, exhausted substrate, overpotting, and recovery timing.
Aloe Vera Yellow Leaves: Causes, Diagnosis & Recovery
How to diagnose yellow Aloe vera leaves from over-watering, drought, iron lockout, low light, and normal senescence, with targeted fixes for each cause.
Aloe Vera Red Tips: Sun Stress, Anthocyanins & Actual Sunburn
Why Aloe vera leaf tips turn red or orange, distinguishing harmless anthocyanin stress-colouring from permanent sunburn damage, with practical light and watering adjustments.
Aloe Leaves Turning Brown: Causes, Diagnosis & Recovery
How to diagnose brown aloe leaves from sunburn, drought, cold damage, root rot, leaf-tip dieback, and natural ageing, with precise recovery steps.
Aloe Vera Leggy: Etiolation, Long Necks & How to Fix Shape
Why Aloe vera gets leggy, how to distinguish etiolation from normal stem age, and how to correct light, repotting, and long-neck structure safely.
Aloe Vera Soft and Mushy: Rot, Cold Damage & Rescue Steps
Emergency diagnosis for soft mushy Aloe vera leaves, roots, and crowns, with steps for separating over-watering, cold damage, and salvageable dehydration.
Aloe Not Blooming: Why Your Aloe Won't Flower & How to Fix It
Why aloes fail to flower, covering age requirements, dormancy cues, light levels, pot size, and temperature triggers, with practical steps to encourage blooming.
Aloe Leaves with Spots: Fungal Disease, Bruising & What to Do
How to distinguish fungal leaf spot, anthraquinone bruising, natural pigmentation, scale insects, and cold water marks on aloe leaves, with targeted treatment for each cause.
Aloidendron dichotomum (Quiver Tree): Cultivation Notes
Cultivation notes for Aloidendron dichotomum, the quiver tree: identification, taxonomy, drainage, slow growth, frost tolerance, and ethical sourcing.
Aloe haworthioides: Profile & Care
Species profile for Aloe haworthioides, the dwarf Madagascan aloe with hair-like white teeth: rosette dimensions, frost limits, substrate, and propagation.
Aloe deltoideodonta (Vahombe Aloe): Profile & Care
Species profile for Aloe deltoideodonta, the Vahombe aloe of southern Madagascar with broad triangular leaves and large white triangular marginal teeth.
Aloe nobilis (Gold Tooth Aloe): Profile & Care
Species profile for Aloe nobilis, the gold tooth aloe hybrid: bright golden marginal teeth, coral stress colour, frost tolerance, substrate, propagation.
Aloe vera Propagation: Pups, Leaves, Seed Reality Check
How to propagate Aloe vera reliably: pup division at over 95% success, why leaf cuttings rot, and why seed never repays the wait for a clonal cultivar.
Aloe polyphylla (Spiral Aloe): Care of a Drakensberg Endemic
Species profile for Aloe polyphylla, Lesotho's spiral aloe: identification, legal sourcing, cool-climate cultivation, substrate, water, and seed propagation.
Aloe cameronii (Red Aloe): Profile & Care
Species profile for Aloe cameronii, the Malawi red aloe: deep copper-burgundy stress colour, autumn coral racemes, frost limit, substrate, propagation.
Kumara plicatilis (Fan Aloe): Care for the Tree Aloe
Species profile for Kumara plicatilis, fan aloe: taxonomy, identification, Mediterranean-climate care, winter watering, cold tolerance, and seed propagation.
Aloe ferox (Bitter Aloe / Cape Aloe): Cultivation & Medicinal History
Species profile for Aloe ferox, the Cape aloe of South Africa: identification, cultivation, propagation, and the documented history of its bitter aloin trade.
Aloe humilis (Spider Aloe): Profile & Care
Species profile for Aloe humilis, the South African spider aloe: dwarf rosettes, white surface tubercles, frost tolerance, substrate, and propagation.
Aloe juvenna (Tiger Tooth Aloe): Profile & Care
Species profile for Aloe juvenna, the tiger tooth aloe from Kenya: white toothed leaf margins, stoloniferous offsets, frost tolerance, substrate, propagation.
Aloe brevifolia (Short-leaved Aloe): Profile & Care
Species profile for Aloe brevifolia, the short-leaved Cape aloe: dwarf clumping habit, prolific stoloniferous offsets, frost tolerance, substrate, propagation.
Aloe striata (Coral Aloe): Profile & Care
Species profile for Aloe striata, the South African coral aloe: toothless leaf margins, coral-red winter flowers, frost tolerance, substrate, propagation.
Aloiampelos striatula (Striped-Stem Aloe): Profile & Care
Species profile for Aloiampelos striatula, the striped-stem aloe of South Africa: cold hardy to about -10 C, summer yellow-orange flowers, cultivation.
Aloe rauhii (Snowflake Aloe): Profile & Care
Species profile for Aloe rauhii, the Madagascan snowflake aloe: dwarf rosettes scattered with white tubercles, frost limits, substrate, and propagation.
Aloe africana: Identification, Cultivation & Propagation
Care and propagation notes for Aloe africana, an upright Eastern Cape tree-aloe with recurved orange flower spikes and distinctively marcescent dead leaves.
Aloe aculeata: Identification, Cultivation & Propagation
Care and propagation notes for Aloe aculeata, the prickly aloe of South African bushveld, distinguished by reddish tubercles across the leaf surface rather than only the margin.
Aloe vera: Identification, Cultivation & Propagation
Care and propagation notes for Aloe vera, the cultivated clonal species used for cosmetic and medicinal preparations, with cultivation specifics that diverge from the genus default.
Aloe argenticauda: Identification, Cultivation & Propagation
Care and propagation notes for Aloe argenticauda, a rare Namibian aloe with silvery leaf surfaces, restricted conservation-sensitive range, and slow cultivation.
Aloe bakeri: Identification, Cultivation & Propagation
Care and propagation notes for Aloe bakeri, a miniature clump-forming Madagascan aloe with bicolour red-and-yellow flowers and unusual shade tolerance.
Aloe arborescens: Identification, Cultivation & Propagation
Care and propagation notes for Aloe arborescens, the krantz aloe, a fast-growing multi-branched tree-aloe of southern Africa widely used in landscaping and stem-cutting propagation.
Aloe albida: Identification, Cultivation & Propagation
Care and propagation notes for Aloe albida, a miniature grass-aloe from South African mistbelt grassland with slender linear leaves and white flowers.
Aloe albiflora: Identification, Cultivation & Propagation
Care and propagation notes for Aloe albiflora, a miniature Madagascan rosette aloe with grey-green linear leaves and unusual white campanulate flowers.
Aloe arenicola: Identification, Cultivation & Propagation
Care and propagation notes for Aloe arenicola, a creeping sand-dune aloe of the Namaqualand coast with distinctive white-spotted recurved leaves.