I bought a pathetic-looking aloe vera plant with three little damaged spikes at my local home depot last summer for something like $1.49. I was sad looking and I wasn't sure it would last, but it started growing...
...and growing, and now it turns out I got my money's worth, and maybe more...
Over the winter, it has sprouted new growth and it has many fat happy spikes of growth. I checked the roots, and they are only using about half the depth of the container, so this plant can stay where it is for now.
Also, it's starting a new little plant at it's base, when it gets a little bigger I'll be able to separate that off and have two!
Aloe Vera info:
hardy to 9B
sunset zones 8,9, 12-24
Medicinal plant used to treat burns, bites and inflammation.
1-2 feet tall, but flowers appear in a dense stalk 3ft tall
survives without extra water, but looks better with some
mulch with gravel
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