This kind of aloe is an endangered species in the world. The plant is up to 50 years old. Netizens: this is all endangered.

Text: stone

There are many flower friends who like aloe in daily life, of course, it is also because aloe is easy to burst, and its functions are very many, such as Chinese aloe and tree aloe are edible varieties; like the city that never sleeps, snowflake aloe is a beauty variety that can be applied on the face. And breeding aloe indoors can not only beautify the room, but also purify the air. These common aloe vera are easy to buy, and the unit price is not high.

But today to share with you this kind of aloe, basically very few in the country, it is spiral aloe, also known as the queen of aloe. The reason for its high-end name is that it is indeed a rare species in the world. It is now on the verge of extinction and is listed as an endangered species in the world.

Spiral aloe is grown in the kingdom of Lesotho in eastern Africa. It is an alpine aloe growing in alpine cold regions. Its plant life can be as long as 50 years. Some people may wonder how such a long-lived aloe could become an endangered species. In fact, this is related to the reproductive status of spiral aloe, unlike our common aloe can easily grow lateral buds, spiral aloe is not the case, it is very difficult to grow lateral buds, even if lateral buds are produced after man-made destruction of leaf tissue, the number is very small.

General reproduction can only rely on seeds to reproduce, because spiral aloe is also a species of sexual reproduction, only after flowering and pollination, can produce effective seeds. But Aloe vera grows in alpine regions, blossoms only once every many years, and has a low success rate of pollination after flowering. So the number of seeds is relatively small, so its number has been unable to increase. Things are rare, spiral aloe vera, foreign countries are also artificially excavated, the number is even less.

Spiral aloe is called spiral aloe because its leaves go up layer by layer like a spiral, there are left helix and right helix, but the varieties are the same. An adult spiral aloe can grow about 90 leaves. The plant diameter can reach 50 centimeters, which is a medium-sized aloe. Generally speaking, the spiral of leaves grows layer by layer, which is very beautiful, so many people like spiral aloe. Coupled with the low efficiency of reproduction, its price is very high, basically the unit price of an adult spiral aloe is more than 10,000 yuan.

In China, we hardly see businesses selling spiral aloe seedlings or plants. many of them sell spiral aloe seeds, reminding everyone to be careful when buying spiral aloe seeds. because its seeds are not very common in China, and the prices are relatively high.

In fact, stones feel that it is not necessary to have these fine aloe vera, and it is also a kind of enjoyment to watch. Even if we can buy a basin, we may not be able to raise it very well. If it dies, it will be a loss. It is better to let it grow well in others and not become an endangered species.

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