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Aloe Vera
Aloe barbadensis miller
Aloe Vera is a medium-growing succulent, hardy in USDA zones 10-12, that matures to about 1-2 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with low water needs in well-drained and occasionally-dry soil. Expect yellow, orange and red blooms in spring and winter. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, stands up well to deer, drought and salt, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 10-12
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 1-2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 inches-3 feet
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry
- Foliage
- Blue, Silver, Green
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Orange, Red
- Bloom season
- Spring, Winter
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Salt
- Toxic to
- People, Dogs, Cats, Horses
- Native to
- Arabian Peninsula
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