Varieties and planting methods of Aloe Vera

Aloe is one of the few edible species in the genus aloe, which is widely used in food, beauty, medicine and health care and other fields. What varieties do you have? What are the planting methods?

What are the varieties of aloe?

1. Aloe arborescens

Aloe arborescens is native to South Africa and has been cultivated in Japan for many years. It has strong tolerance to drought and cold. But it is not resistant to water and moisture, the soil is too wet and easy to rot roots, and the growth rate is general. It can be up to 1-2 meters high, with lateral buds on the stem, and its shape is like a tree.

two。 Sea tiger orchid

Sea tiger orchid, also known as multi-toothed hybrid aloe, emerald green aloe, is widely used in family decoration, environmental protection and so on. Like semi-overcast and warm, ventilated environment, the most suitable growth temperature is 20 to 30 ℃, has a certain cold resistance, and can withstand low temperature above 0 ℃ in a short period of time in winter.

3. Vigorous aloe vera

Vigorous aloe, also known as never-sleeping Aloe, is a hybrid of Aloe vera and Aloe barbadensis, which combines the emerald and bright leaf color of Aloe vera and the plant leaf shape of Aloe vera.

What are the planting methods of aloe?

1. Meristematic planting

First, the sucking buds on the stem base or root of aloe vera are grown, and the young plants with young roots are peeled off directly from the mother and then transplanted to the nursery or production field. The second is to separate the seedlings germinated from the mother plants with ramet cutters, but do not pull them out, but still leave the seedlings in place, so that they can grow for a period of time (usually about half a month), form independent roots and reach a state of complete autotrophy. then transplant the seedlings with soil, plant them in the field, and water them again in time.

two。 Cuttage planting

The characteristics of adventitious roots can occur at the lower end of the main stem and lateral branches of aloe without roots. new plants of aloe can be separated and propagated, which can be carried out by stem cutting and root cutting. in general, the survival rate of stem cuttings is relatively high, and there are many applications.

Aloe vera is a warm and cold plant, so in the maintenance process must do a good job of cold protection, but also to avoid stagnant water and moisture and so on.