Aloe Aloe: a guide to growing rare and weird Aloes

[@DaveTheHillsideGardener]

Now you’re speaking my language. Who else is on team aloe?

[@moiraslater8526]

Me, I have a whole garden bed dedicated to aloes

[@DaveTheHillsideGardener]

@ that’s awesome. I have to bring mine indoors for winter but have about 15 varieties

[@GuillaumeFunke]

Sorry team Haworthia, ofcourse I have a few cool aloes too though !

[@DaveTheHillsideGardener]

@ I guess I can let it slide just this once. lol. I have many Haworthia as well.

[@grannyplants1764]

I love Aloes and Gasteria 🌱💚

[@roots_and_ruin]

Aloes never really appeal to me when they're small but i love how bizarre they look when more mature! They can be so striking!

[@AridZine]

I agree! They’re really bizarre looking plants.

[@sierrachanack7076]

I have been fascinated with the cataceae family for around two years now, I think its time to start expanding my view to the aloe family as well

[@AridZine]

They’re a real joy to grow 😃

[@stevecarter2371]

Really love that Kumara plicatilis - saw massive specimens in the botanical gardens in Madeira a few years back. Really wish we could grow them in the UK!

[@AridZine]

They’re stunning plants, aren’t they

[@justingrisham1436]

Thank you for sharing the latest and greatest with the new aloe classification…another awesome vid!

[@AridZine]

Appreciate it! 🤘🤘

[@creeks_]

big fans of your work here in cali. best of luck going forward bro

[@AridZine]

Appreciate it! 🤘🤘

[@emildahlberg4693]

Such a good video, great info! Thanks!

[@AridZine]

Glad it was helpful! 🤘🤘

[@AlexanderGallus-k6i]

Danke für das tolle Video. Viele Grüße aus Bayern.

[@AridZine]

Appreciate it! 🤘🤘

[@squish5871]

Always a wonderful video with something new to learn

[@AridZine]

Appreciate it! 🤘🤘

[@Royaliize]

Brotha from aussie land, i simply love your videos, the weekly uploads and the guides and help! I love that you grow so many different plant families. Even tho im from Europe and dont grow all the same plants as you, i just love it when i find a new plant i want to grow thx to your videos and the care guides. Keep up the good work and thx so much for free content! 😊🪃🦘🐨👍👊 Ps: it seem that your Larryleachia is going to bloom soon😮.

[@AridZine]

Appreciate it bro! Btw, that Larryleachia has been happily blooming now for a week or two… it stinks! 😂😂

[@Royaliize]

@AridZine aha lovely! 👍

[@grannyplants1764]

Just love those bad boy bumps on the first Aloe you showed…of course I subscribed, ages ago! Love your channel ok back to watching you get up off the ground 🤣

[@grannyplants1764]

Oh you didn’t show it…no aching groans or creaky bones? 🧎🏻🦴

[@AridZine]

😂😂😂

[@AridZine]

Somehow no! But I’m making a video as I construct a greenhouse at the moment…. Many aching bones and unfortunate moments. 😂

[@grannyplants1764]

⁠@@AridZine oh dear are you making videos for us showing it being created? Unfortunate moments deleted of course 😂

[@damonstobo7965]

I've got an aloe in my house but I have no idea what it is, it's doing immensely well and making babies.

[@AridZine]

Fantastic - happily growing plants are what we strive for

[@THERES_BEES_EVERYWHERE]

babe wake up new Arid Zine video just dropped

[@AridZine]

🤘🤘🤘

[@thatcrazyhindu]

I recently got into Somalian aloes because they all have amazing spots Got A. peckii, somalensis, hemingii, harlana and jucunda. I also want to try making some hybrids with them

[@AridZine]

Amazing - I’m going to have to check them out.

[@preciousmamarilpets]

Thank you for tips,I bought my first aloe Castilloniae a while ago💖,its so beautiful 🥰.

[@AridZine]

Fantastic! Aren’t they wonderful plants

[@sejhammer]

Very cool video! My son has an aloe plant in his room that I worried was severely underpotted, but it’s been thriving so I’ve held off. Now I feel like I was “reading the room” correctly!!

[@AridZine]

Perfect! Sometimes happy plants are just best left alone 😅

[@hellodarling9073]

My friend, I love your videos, but I have a kind suggestion, could you please lower the music volume? I don't understand you quite well, the music is overpowering the overall audio. Other than that, your videos are exceptionaly great! 🙂 (Hopefully I'm comprehensive enough, English is not my native language).

[@AridZine]

Yes, good advice - the audio sounds fine on my end but I guess it doesn’t translate always for everyone. Appreciate the feedback.

[@OldUsk]

I found oddly enough 2 strong variations in aloes shade and sun ones. Most aloes kinda take that red hue if they get alot of sun but i found large amount of aloe species that turn deep red and leaves start dying wich is interesting not from lack of water or etc.but because of too much sun and light wich is odd since all my other succulents and aloes kill for full sun. Move them into some lightly shaded areas they become incredibly virulent and thrive

[@AridZine]

Excellent advice! Glad you shared it

[@Levhshiver963]

ahhh i see, iv tried to reproduce aloe from leaf and failed a bunch

[@AridZine]

Just a hint of stem will do it!

[@footierules2000]

thanks for another great video!

[@AridZine]

Glad you enjoyed it! 🤘🤘

[@Orchids.and.Endlers]

Beautiful plants, I grow Dudleyas and should try some of these!

[@AridZine]

They’d go well with your Dudleyas!

[@Myrtuscommunis]

Very beautiful, great specimens. 😃👍

[@AridZine]

Thank you kindly 🤘🤘

[@vickisotomayorleroy6147]

My favorite Aloe is the polyphylla we had a large plant that was brought to us by someone that had been in Africa in the Peace Corps

[@AridZine]

Polyphylla is amazing! I had one in the ground but it never really took off

[@timmillan6701]

Definitely my favorite Aloe, but not particularly easy for most people. You said’had’, is the plant still alive?

[@timmillan6701]

@@AridZine I’m not completely familiar with your climate there, but I would think the issue with A. polyphylla there would be not cool enough - are part of the other ‘5%’. They don’t like anything much more than 80/85. I have one about 24” across that grows ina shallow (white) planter and sits on the deck unless temps are predicted below 25f. It has seen 20f a couple of times. In addition, it gets only morning direct sun. This plant loves the cold. I don’t think the aloe cutting you have is A. striatula- the leaf edge should have tiny serrations and more keeled- at least mine are. Lastly, another favorite of mine is Aloe haworthiensis. I just can’t keep them alive …ever

[@lostasfk]

awesome video. do you have any tips against root mealy bugs?

[@AridZine]

Thanks! They’re tricky bastards because you can’t see them - but if you suspect you’ve got them, get the plant out of the soil, spray with alcohol and let the plant sit for a few days to recover in a cool place. Imidiacloprid works wonders systemically but I know it’s not available everywhere and should be avoided with flowering plants, it kills bees.

[@lostasfk]

Thanks!

[@livingoneplantatatime3891]

Great video 💯

[@AridZine]

Appreciate it! 🤘🤘

[@NgọcHoa-1963]

Very Very good video thanks you like 💯👍🤩

[@AridZine]

Appreciate it 🤘🤘

[@a-izqts2]

Hi! Awesome video. Love the aloe family and all the other aloes that are not "aloes" anymore! I think the Kumera plicatilis or fan aloe is one of my favorites. Do you have a favorite "aloe"?

[@AridZine]

Definitely Aloe castilloniae… I am constantly growing more and more 😂

[@grannyplants1764]

Well we all like weird here I assume…🗿 one of the Aloes you showed with the orange fringy edge-so cool-is a hybrid called Christmas something or other- they are showing up in the big box stores nice. Now I have to repot one of my little aloes into a smaller pot, thanks for good info! 🤗🌱

[@AridZine]

Ah excellent, this gives me a starting point for some research, thanks!

[@grannyplants1764]

@@AridZineAloe “Christmas Carol” and Aloe “Christmas Sleigh” One is much darker…I’m getting one next time I see them probably soon for the holidays Geez Christmas stuff has been out since before Halloween. 🎃, then 🦃, then 🎄 is how it’s sposed to go Not 🎄🎃🎄🦃🎄🎄 I’m getting old and cranky. Still like skulls tho ☠️

[@kerriefearby9542]

This helped me ID a plant i have, thank you

[@AridZine]

Perfect!

[@RSJ-Texas]

Love me some Aloes !!!

[@AridZine]

Agreed! 🤘🤘

[@kinglezly3020]

Back to back awesome videos bro, i have one experiment i want to try crossing sunshine aloe with a tree variety dont know if it is genetically possible even tho its cross breeding but better chance than than a full hybrid

[@kinglezly3020]

Ps thankyou for letting us know about the aloedendron reclassification

[@AridZine]

Yeah I’ve got not much experience in that realm - good luck!

[@wisconsinaquatics]

Aloe castillonea has the exact same flowers as Star Aloe "Krakatoa". I can tell the star aloe is a hybrid of the Castillonea and something else. I can't get enough of this channel lol if your views have gone up in the last few weeks.... you're welcome 😆 🌵 🪴 Ps. Could you put the "what lurks below" caudex monster on a shirt/ hoodie that would be so badass!

[@AridZine]

Thank you! I can definitely get the What Lurks Below monster onto a t-shirt - stay tuned.

[@wisconsinaquatics]

@AridZine Holy cow you freaking rock! I've been telling my wife how awesome that would look for sooo long now! If you guys can get them going by December I'm getting a few for sure 💯 along with a few sacks of your amazing rock goblin soil (it's basically what I've been trying to make too add to coconut coir for my 🌵 and drought tolerant plants)

[@oriley81]

fully subscribed bro , nice vid. Ive just sprouted some spiral aloe. gonna be a journey me thinks

[@AridZine]

Nice - I’ve heard spiral aloes are tricky to germinate. Fantastic plants!

[@animelord123]

i have 5 diferente specise of aloe and doing well

[@AridZine]

Awesome!

[@GloomleafBotanicals]

What aloe would you recommend me

[@AridZine]

I guess that depends on where you are in the world and what sort of plants you like to grow!

[@cactusfeliz7003]

Que belleza

[@AridZine]

Absolutely!

[@liamodonohue2032]

Your unidentified Aloe branch looks like Aloe striatula which is pretty hardy.

[@AridZine]

Amazing! That does look like it. And I note with interest it’s another plant species that has had a recent reclassification - Aloiempelos striatula.