2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
Every summer resident and florist knows such a popular plant as aloe. Probably, all of them at least once tried to grow this plant at home
The centenary or aloe is very popular both among modern people and among our grandmothers. Most people are familiar with the positive properties and characteristics of aloe, because it can be used to treat a huge number of diseases, especially infectious ones.
However, the genus of plants aloe includes not only the agave familiar to us all. In fact, aloe is divided into a huge number of beautiful and extraordinary species. A large number of these plants grow beautifully on windowsills in houses at any time of the year. In total, about two hundred species are distinguished in the aloe genus. Such cultures are attributed to the Asphodelov family. For the first time, plants related to aloe became known in countries such as Africa and India.
The most common and has a really rich historical path is such a plant as aloe tree. This is the agave, which is especially common on the windows of older people. Such a peculiar name, that is, "agave", similar to aloe got due to its interesting feature - the plant blooms once every hundred years. Although this is more related to popular beliefs, since in fact, subject to the rules of care and climatic conditions favorable for development, this type of aloe can regularly bloom and delight its owner. It is worth remembering that just when growing on a windowsill, the plant will not have enough light and warm influence, the aloe simply will not be able to bloom. The special value of aloe is far from its decorative function, but to a greater extent in its practical use.
The internal juice located in the aloe is beneficial as a disinfectant and healing agent in the area of cuts and burns. The components of the liquid content of aloe are great for healing wounds and killing bacteria inside. On one wound or scratch, you can apply juice squeezed out of just one sheet. Very often people prepare and aloe tinctures. When taken internally, they stimulate the excellent functioning of the human immune system. As an external application, aloe has no contraindications, which means that anyone can use it.
From the history
For the first time, the tree-like aloe became known in the ancient manuscripts of people who lived in that era. Even then, there was a lot of data and information about the medicinal properties and healing properties of the plant. The ancient peoples even believed that such an effect in the form of healing and disinfection has a miraculous character. Since then, aloe juice has become a very common ingredient in cosmetology and medicine. In past centuries, aloe was valued so much that even Aristotle recommended to Alexander the Great to take Socotra in order to grow the agave and trade it.
Types of the most beautiful aloe
Not only the tree agave is widespread among the modern population. Other attractive plants of the aloe species are also very popular, which can become not only a practical plant, but also an unusual decorative element in the collection of indoor plants. Most of these types of aloe begin to bloom very quickly and easily at home. Those species that do not have flowers at all are beautiful in themselves. An experienced summer resident should pay attention to such a spectacular type of aloe as variegated aloe, which is also called tiger for a special striped ornament on the leaves.
Aloe intimidating only has a terrible name. In fact, the appearance of the plant is not at all formidable or scary. The leaves of the plant are green, thick and have a bluish veil. There are also thick but short thorns on the leaves. All of the above types of aloe grow large and large, but there are also miniature variants among such plants that can grow even in conditions of small windowsills. Such plants include long-stemmed aloe, low aloe and spinous aloe.
Aloe care
The main condition that should be observed when growing aloe at home is to provide a lot of light and sufficient, but not too frequent, watering of the plant. Only soil for succulents should be used as soil for growing agave. At the bottom of the pot, you need to place one centimeter layer of drainage. It is better to use pots for growing aloe, the material for which is ceramics.
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