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Comment reconnaître le vrai aloe vera?
Aloe vera est le nom donné à une seule espèce, donc en d’autres termes, Aloe vera est le nom de l’espèce. La seule chose qui peut différencier d’un spécimen à un autre sont les petites taches ou points blancs, ou que certains n’ont pas de tige tandis que d’autres en ont une très courte.
Comment savoir si mon aloe vera est comestible?
Dans une feuille d’aloe vera coupée dans le sens de la largeur, seul le gel se trouvant au centre de la feuille est consommable, après cuisson. Ce gel est entouré de toutes parts par une fine couche de latex, un liquide jaune qui, lui, est hautement dangereux.
Where can you purchase aloe vera plants?
Aloe Vera plants are available from most garden stores world-wide. However be absolutely sure you purchase the Aloe Barbadensis Miller variety if you want a plant where you can use the gel. Note that outside of Mexico, the Southern states of the USA, Africa and Australia most plants are small and only really suitable for cuts and burns.
Is it good to keep aloe vera plant in bedroom?
Just having an aloe vera plant in your bedroom can also be a good idea, as it turns out. Like the snake plant, the aloe vera plant lets out oxygen during the evening, leaving your nighttime air fresher and cleaner for a more restful sleep.
How do you grow Aloe plants?
When growing aloe vera plants, plant them in a cactus potting soil mix or a regular potting soil that has been amended with additional perlite or building sand. Also, make sure that the pot has plenty of drainage holes. Aloe vera plants cannot tolerate standing water.
How to care for an aloe plant?
Lighting: Place in bright,indirect sunlight or artificial light. A western or southern window is ideal. Aloe that are kept in low light often grow leggy.