I thought i'd try and get some advice for my G/F as she bought this Aloe Polyphilla and ever since it got home it has steadily stared to decline and now its looking a bit pathetic lol Well on the label it says full sun, well drained, drought tolerent so anyway when it started to get worse she has tried not watering it, left it out of full sun (its kept indoors in the windowsill) gave it water and even now it keeps loosing its leaves, even giving it a dash of water doesn't seem to help. of course it looks nothing like the picture of how it should be so does anyone know what she can do to bring it back to life, spring is in 2 weeks so maybe that will perk it up some?? Anyway here's the photo's
I have a aloe plant but I dont know what type it is. 1 or 2 of its leaves are doing the same thing I gave mine a preaty good watering and let it drain wich seemed to help but it didnt stop it. Spring should help it I dont really know what to do about it though. Planting it in new cactus soil might help. If any of the leaves completly die then cut them off that might help to.
CH33ZEBURG3R, It looks over-potted, well, maybe because you lost a lot of leaves, the plant looks small for the pot it's in, and the leaves look a little folded, or scrunchy deom too much sun/heat. You'll want to give it more light gradually, so it can adjust. You could try a smaller "clay" pot if the roots fit. Since clay is porous, it would help the soil dry quicker then with plastic. Also. ck the roots for any rot, or dried up roots. Cut off anything that's bad. If they are ok, give the (roots) about an inch or less of wiggle room with really good draining soil. Under-potting is be better then over, IMHO (In my humble opinion). Try giving it very bright indirect light for a while and see if that helps some. Move it into more and more direct light when it starts to send out new leaves. I wouldn't keep giving it little sips of water either, let the soil completely dry out first.
