I think these dwarf Aloes are so beautiful and have the most interesting textures and colors. I find them easy to grow indoors in the winter and outside on my balcony in warmer weather in the northeast.

@QueenofSucculents

3 ай бұрын

Good to know, Jane! Thanks for passing along your experiences.

I love aloes❤

I am thrilled to see my Aloe Blizzard being one of the stars of your most recent video. I blush to say, a very dear friend gifted me with the unique hand crafted pot. The pairing of these two lovelies makes my 💖🎶

@QueenofSucculents

3 ай бұрын

You are the best! It's in a Regina Fernandez pot (Port Town Pottery).

Thanks so much for this info and video…these aloes are so pretty and add so much colour to a pot or area…

@QueenofSucculents

3 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

These are so colorful...I've known them also as mosaic aloe. The Home Depot near my San Francisco location carries many of these Altman Plants selections and mention Kelly Griffin hybridization on the label.

Thank you for the video. I love dwarf aloes. So many different ones and different colors . Lovely.

Thank you for sharing you’re right sometimes they do get infested with aloe mite yesterday I find one in my garden

@tinaparis8068

3 ай бұрын

Mine gets Aloe mite all the time. Sadly, it's the most rare or most expensive ones I have to toss. Very irritating!

@QueenofSucculents

3 ай бұрын

How frustrating! 😟

@QueenofSucculents

3 ай бұрын

@@tinaparis8068 I sure wish there was a way to prevent it. 😓 But that's gardening for you: A Pandora's box of vile little beasties bent on cruel destruction of anything beautiful...especially if it was expensive.

Thank you for a great video display of these lovely aloes. Is there a common definition of "dwarf" aloes?

@QueenofSucculents

3 ай бұрын

Great Q, Loriejean, thanks. I'll add this to the corresponding page of my site: Dwarf aloes average a few inches in diameter and seldom attain more than 8. Most are showy cultivars that appeal to collectors and do best in pots. In comparison, landscape aloes (which range from about a foot tall to trees) have larger, thicker leaves. Wedge-shaped leaves of small landscape aloes, such as A. nobilis and A. brevifolia, are about half an inch thick at the stem end, and have tough skin with prickly margins.

Hi Debra. My mix is 50% cocopeat 50% perlite. So it is very well draining and well aerated. But because of the coco, it retains moisture quite well. It takes about 5-7days to totally bone dry. Is that level of moisture ok? Or will my succulents’ root rot?

@QueenofSucculents

3 ай бұрын

I assume by "succulents" you mean dwarf aloes, because that's where you left the message. I wouldn't, especially since "cactus mix" potting soil is comparatively inexpensive and readily available. Coir and peat do retain moisture, but if they dry out, they shrink and harden, which inhibits root growth and aeration. A crumbly mix is best. That said, you can get away with using moisture-retaining soil for certain succulents, notably tropicals. See them on my site: debraleebaldwin.com/types-of-succulents-succulents-florida-hawaii-tropics/

Debra, how can I clean up my cactus that look so messy after leaves and little twigs stick to the spines.

@QueenofSucculents

3 ай бұрын

I use long-handled tweezers to groom cacti in pots. If it's in the garden, use a blower, or wait until it needs to be watered and hose it off (spray upward, not downward).

@terrizimmerman5297

3 ай бұрын

@@QueenofSucculents thanks so much