Aloe Vera (?) bloomed, what to do with it now

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  1. fabian

    fabian Member

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    Hi,

    i have an Aloe, probably Vera, which bloomed this year, it grew a 2 meter long stipe which fell off after a while. Now there's little ones coming out of the soil AND directly of the "trunk" of the main-plant.

    Will the large plant die now? A couple of leaves are getting limp already.
    Should I remove the little ones?

    Thank you
    -Fabian
     

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  2. mrsubjunctive

    mrsubjunctive Active Member

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    Nope. The parent plant will continue to grow. You can remove the little ones if you want to, but there's no urgency.
     
  3. fabian

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    Thanks. And what about the limp leaves? Cut them off when they have lost enough water in them? Or just wait until they fall off?
     
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    Whichever. I don't think it's hugely important to the plant either way.
     
  5. Orchid1959

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    Hi fabian,
    I too have an Aloe Vera doing the same thing.
    Mine is huge. I usually take it out of the pot every spring and pot up the babies and sell them off. $1.00 each. And Then re-pot the mother plant.
    This time soon as a matter of fact the mother plant is going to be stripped and the gel frozen in ice cube trays and then used for different things. I have already started another one to take its place. Just an idea.
    Orchid1959 :)
     

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