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The listing, Giant Aloe Plants has ended.

Giant Aloe babies. This auction is for 2 plants taken from my prolific giant aloe!

I had only 1 aloe plant & did not know they bloomed until a few years ago when the spectacular stalk similar to the blooms pictured appeared. The bloom is amazing & very long lasting. The stem that the blooms appear on can be tall. I have had them reach 4 feet tall with blooms spanning 2 feet. The color pictured is the only color mine have ever displayed.

But, I started out with one tiny plant as shown in the pics. I have divided one huge pot of aloe recently, and have 20 or more babies in pots. I still have another huge family to divide and need to find homes for the babies.

The auction is for 2 babies that have already started to grow since I divided one mother plant. They are similar to the one small plant pictured, but not the same plants. I will ship as bare root. . These are almost self maintenance. In the winter, I move them into my sun room and water about once a month. During warm weather, I move them into a semi-shaded area (under trees or other spots) that offer some protection until the plants acclimate to full sun.

Once they get used to full sun, they are fine in the sun. But the tender babies should be kept in indirect sunlight until they toughen up!..

The parent plant produces hundreds of babies that even grow out the drain holes if you don't divide them as shown in the last pic.

To divide them, i roll the huge parent plant into the yard and just dump the plant & dirt ball onto the ground. Then I pull the babies from the root ball & replant them into their own pots.

I have included pics of the parent plant, a pic of the plant that still needs to be divided, a pic of the bloom that is on a 4-ft. stalk and a pic of a baby. The babies will continue to grow until auction ends.

These plants are succulents that can survive out of soil and water for several days & are easy to ship.
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Questions & Comments
Original
wow those are huge!! :)
Aug 16th, 2012 at 4:32:59 PM PDT by
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Yes, they are! I think I have been invaded by "aloe aliens"! Can not divide them fast enough & have used up all my containers. Just hate to spend money on more planters since I really don't need more aloe, but can not bring myself to throw them away.
Aug 16th, 2012 at 4:47:58 PM PDT by
Original
They are so pretty. I never had a plant like that f&w
Aug 20th, 2012 at 11:05:56 PM PDT by
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Thanks. They really are pretty and can be used to treat skin irritations as well.
Aug 21st, 2012 at 5:51:05 AM PDT by

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