Aloe Seeds & Plants

Considerations

• Aloe plants in the desert produce a flower stem 2 to 3 feet tall topped with yellow or orange tubular flowers. Seedpods develop as the flowers fade away. The production of aloe seeds rarely happens to aloes grown indoors.

Process

• The best time to sow aloe seeds is during the summer. Barely cover the aloe seeds with sand on a tray of cacti soil. Place the tray in an area with bright indirect light with temperatures that stay a constant 70 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit. Keep the seeds moist by misting with water.

Time Frame

• Most aloe seeds will germinate in 4 to 16 weeks if the growing conditions are favorable. Some seeds will take up to two years to germinate. This variable germination time and the fact that seeds do not produce a clone of the parent plants, make growing aloe from seed impractical most of the time.