Aloe Vera

One of the most forgiving and beginner-friendly houseplants you’ll find is an Aloe Vera plant. Great for both outdoors or indoors, it has gained popularity for its striking blue-green, green, or grey-green leaves, health benefits, and air-purifying ability. The leaves of this short-stemmed succulent are thick and fleshy, with some varieties exhibiting white specks on the surface and serrated margins. Matured Aloe Vera plants show a beautiful display of long flowering stems.

Plant Type

Cactus & Succulent
Cactus and succulents are plants known for their thickened, fleshy parts that function for water storage. These hardy and low maintenance plants need little to no attention.

Plant Feature

Low Maintenance
These are plants that you do not have to water too often and are excellent in various lighting conditions. This makes them perfect for any room in your house.

Beginner
Beginner plants are exceptionally forgiving and hardy. They are easy to keep alive and mostly low maintenance. These are perfect if you have a less-than-green thumb, or just starting to hone your gardening skills.

Air Purifying
These are plants that help remove pollutants from the air through their attractive leaves and roots. They make the perfect houseplant in rooms where airflow is limited.

Magical (Luck & Healing)
These are magical plants renowned for attracting prosperity, good luck, and healing. Decorate with these plants and bring colors and greenery, cleaner air, and luck to your cozy home.

Bedroom
These are plants that can be grown in your bedroom. Usually requiring little to no maintenance, bedroom plants help you get a good night’s sleep with their air-purifying abilities and relaxing ambiance.

Light Care

Medium - High Light
Plants that require medium to high light will grow best in sunny spots where they can receive filtered or direct sunlight. They make the perfect plants for any well-lit room in your house.

Water Care

Low Water
Low water plants only need watering once a week or once every two weeks. Allow the soil to dry completely before the next watering.

Fertilizer Care

Low Fertilizer
These plants would appreciate a regular application of fertilizers during the growing season. They aren’t heavy feeders, and feeding at low rates is enough for these low-fertilizer plants to grow well.

Zones

10 - 11

Plant Care Tips

The most well known of a large genus, Aloe Vera is beloved for its healing properties. It can be used to treat cuts, and burns, and is also used in food and cosmetic products. Pups are produced, which can be be removed and replanted.

Origin

Originally being found in the Arabian Peninsual, Aloe Vera grows wild in tropical, semi-tropical and arid environments around the world.