Aloe Vera is also called desert lily. Although its flowers bear little resemblance to lily flowers, they are quite an imposing sight with their tall, upright, upright inflorescences in bright red, orange or yellow.
The aloe vera flowers orange, yellow or red
Aloe vera is grown all over the world, mainly for its leaves. Juice and gel for the cosmetics and food industries are obtained from the leaves. Aloe vera is popular as a houseplant for many reasons:
- it tolerates the dry heating air,
- she needs little water
- its leaves can help with skin injuries and diseases as well as sunburn.
When and how does aloe vera bloom?
When aloe vera plants reach sexual maturity in spring, they get an inflorescence that quickly grows upright and eventually branches out. At the end of the inflorescence, a cluster of flower buds forms. Tubular yellow, red, or orange flowers develop from this. One observes how the flowers wither at the bottom of the cluster, while they are still blooming in the middle and can be seen as buds at the top.
How do you get aloe vera to flower?
From around the age of 3, aloe vera blooms once a year. A cool overwintering promotes flowering. A bright room with temperatures of around 10°-15° Celsius is ideal. During this time there is no fertilizer and very little watering.
tips
If your aloe dies after flowering, you must have mistaken an agave for an aloe. The two plants look similar. However, the agave flowers only once and then dies.