Aloe Vera, Burn Plant, Medicine Plant
There are more than 300 species of Aloe, plus many hybrids, ranging in height from 6 inches to 18 feet. Native to arid lands, they require little water or care.
Plant of the Week
Medicine Plant, Burn Plant
Latin: Aloe Vera
Having a first-aid kit handy is always a good idea, but having one that you can grow on your window sill is an exceptional notion.
Also called Burn Plant or Medicine Plant, Aloe Vera is known for the healing properties of its sap. Many people use the gel-like liquid from a broken leaf to soothe minor burns and abrasions.
Burn Plant [English]: Aloe vera
Burn-Mouth Vine [English]: Rhynchosia minima
Burn-Mouth Vine [English]: Rhynchosia minima var. memnonia
Burn-Mouth Vine [English]: Rhynchosia minima var. amaliae
Burned Apex Orchid [English]: Cymbidium rubrigemmum ...
Aloe Vera, Burn plant
Botanical name
Aloe barbadensis
Care
Aloes are succulents from the Lillicae family. The thick fleshy leaves act as water reserves in times of low rain fall. Succulents prefer well-drained soil so their roots are not always wet.
For example, fluorescent lights are inexpensive to buy and run, give off lots of light in an acceptable spectrum (which means mostly blue and red light waves) and don't burn plant leaves unless the leaves touch the tubes.
Used fresh, it could burn plant roots, attract vermin and foxes, and would also be unattractive in appearance. However, it makes an excellent compost activator, and we advise gardeners to compost their domestic poultry litter with other garden waste.
and tie branches to the trellis if they aren't following the pattern that you want. Be sure to use a garden twine and never use metal twist ties or twist ties made of plastic and metal. The metal portion can heat up in the sunshine and burn plants.
If pH needs to be lowered, use citric acid (grapefruit juice works safely). Adjusting pH too much can add ions that may burn plants. Hard water, however, is difficult to adjust, since pH buffers are commonly added by municipalities.
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 See also: Green, Aloe vera, Aloe, May, Aloes
  
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