Why is my aloe plant coming apart?

Try to water when the soil is going dry at depth. Sooner than that too often, the soil stays moist all the time, and the roots will rot off. So water well, wait a week or two (if this is an indoor plant), check, and water again. Poke your finger into the soil to figure out how moist it is.

Should I cut the flower off my aloe plant?

Aloe will continue to grow after the flower stalk blooms. You can cut the flower stem off or leave it to dry. If the plant is becoming leggy it may be because of low light. The plant does become spidery with age, but should also produce new growth centers at the base and from the main stem along its length.

What is a death bloom?

Monocarpic plants are plants that die after they flower. The plant dies after it’s done blooming which is why it is also called the bloom of death. If the flower comes out from the center of the plant and the whole plant seems to transform into a bloom stalk, it usually is monocarpic.

Should you remove aloe pups?

If your plant is healthy and happy, you’ll see babies, or pups, growing off the base of the mother plant. Aloe vera is a clumping plant and those babies just grow and spread as they mature. You don’t have to remove them but if you have them growing in a pot, they’ll eventually crowd each other out.

What plant blooms once every 100 years?

Unlike plants which bear flowers and die afterwards, the corpse flower is a giant, 7-foot-tall flower that blooms two to three times every 100 years. Although the blooming flower releases sulfur and smells like rotting corpses, any known instance of its flowering attracts tourists all over the world.

Do succulents flower when stressed?

Keep in mind, however, succulents don’t need heavy watering, even to bloom. You may be surprised by a flower on the stressed succulent if it is sited properly – sometimes it’s all about location, location, location.

Why is my aloe plant growing sideward?

This is just how they grow in the wild. If there is an asymmetry of some sort to the sideward growing of your aloe plant, this could be the reason. But ninety percent of the time, the sideway growing of an indoor aloe plant is because of limited access to sunlight.

Does aloe vera stop growing after it blooms?

An aloe vera plant will continue growing after its stalk blooms. You can either allow the flower stem to die or cut it off. While an older aloe vera plant starts to look spidery after some time, it still will create new centers of growth at its base.

When should you separate Aloe plants from their roots?

Late winter and early spring produce a period of fairly inactive growth, which is when to separate aloe plants for the least damage to the root system. Aloes are pretty hardy, so if you fail to remove the pups in early spring, they will likely take it pretty well even in the growing season.

How does aloe plant division work?

Aloe plant division is accomplished by removing the offsets, which are the baby plants at the base of the parent. The process takes just moments and rejuvenates the parent while providing a new aloe start to propagate. As with any plant, timing is everything for any invasive action.