Aloe Vera

Aloe vera is a popular medicinal plant with antioxidant and antibacterial properties.

A Vigorously Growing, High-Demand Utility Plant

The Aloe vera is a universally recognized and essential succulent, distinguished by its fleshy, toothed, green leaves that contain the famous therapeutic gel. This plant is a vigorous grower and an excellent staple for any wholesale program, appealing strongly to health-conscious consumers and beginners. Its proven utility for treating minor burns and cuts ensures consistent high demand year-round. It grows reliably in indoor containers, providing customers with easy access to its beneficial gel.

Key Features for Retail and Landscape

• High Utility: Highly marketable due to its renowned medicinal properties, making it a “must-have” functional plant for the home and kitchen.
• Beginner Friendly: A robust and forgiving plant that is exceptionally easy to maintain, ideal for driving high-volume retail sales among new gardeners.
• Structural Appeal: Forms a loose, clumping, upright rosette that provides a clean, modern aesthetic for indoor pottery or tropical landscapes.

Wholesale Specifications and Culture

Availability and Container

• Container Size: 72 Cell Tray (Ideal starter size for quick finishing and professional container programs).
• Alternate Availability: Also offered in 3.5″ 12 Count Trays (Optimal size for immediate retail shelving and impulse purchases).

Cultural Needs

Exposure

Thrives in Full Sun to maintain compact growth and peak health, but adapts very well to Bright Indirect Light for long-term household use.

Watering Needs

Highly drought-tolerant. Best results are achieved when the potting medium is allowed to dry out completely between deep waterings. Avoid water sitting in the crown of the plant.

Cold Hardiness (Grow Zone)

Suitable for Year-Round Outdoor Growth in USDA Hardiness Zones 10-13.

Overwintering

In cooler climates (below Zone 10), Aloe vera is easily maintained indoors near a sunny window, making it one of the most reliable and popular houseplant options for your customers.

Bloom Time

Typically produces attractive coral-colored, vertical flower spikes in the Early Spring.