Aloe
(lace aloe) a. brevifolia (short leaved aloe)
Aloe where grown as
pot plants at least as long ago as the days of the roman empire,
the chief species in ancient
times was the true aloe, cultivated then as now
for the shooting cintment that
can be made from the juice of their leaves. That resemble those of the century
plant. The plants often bear cluster of
small tubular red, orange or yellow flower in winter.
aloe
The lace aloe forms a
rosette, 4 to 6 inches across,
tining as may as a hundred 4 inch
slender dark green leaves that
are studded on the back with white dots called tubercies. The short leaved aloe grows 3 to 4 inches
across and has 3 to 4 inch pale
green leaves that are edged with
small teeth. The 6 to 10 inch gold
toothed aloe has pale green leaves with prickly teeth along their edges.
The tiger aloe is the most
attractive species for use as a house
plant. The leaves, which eventually form a mound nearly 12 inches tall and 6 inches
across, are excented by blend of white and may eventually
become tinted with bronze. They grow in bright light. The
true aloe has pale green leaves
18 to 20 inches long. Old plants of this species become too large for most indoor
location and should be descanted but new plant are easy to
propagate.
How to grow
Aloe do best where
they get
four or more hours a day of direct sunlight, or where artificial and natural light average
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