My friend gave me an aloe plant that was really sick and I played around with it until it got healthy again. But now it's behaving differently than other aloe plants I've had and I'm not sure if it's getting sick again or if the changes are a sign that it really likes where it's at.
My aloe plant was just recently moved outside where it gets direct sunlight about 1/2 the day. The weather is hot and humid. After the plant was moved outside, I noticed that the growth rate of the plant increased and the sides of the leaves facing the sun started turning a pale red. I've never seen an aloe plant change color before, and I'm worried that it is a bad sign.
Also, I'm not entirely sure if my plant is an aloe vera plant or not. The leaves grow directly opposite one another and are rather spread out as opposed to growing in a circular pattern as I've noticed other aloe plants do. It is still a pup and has not put out any flowers yet. Do you know what kind of aloe this is?
Aloe vera leaves grow opposite each other on the stem. The age of a plant and the conditions under which it is grown -- amount of light, water, etc. -- will make a difference in the appearance.
The red is sunburn. Having been indoors for a period of time, the plant is not used to so much direct sun. It would be better, IMO, to keep it in shade for the first few days, then slowly increase the amount of sun each day. That allows the plant to slowly acclimate to the more intense light and heat.
There are over 400 species of aloes, many of which look much alike. You could post a picture, and our members will try to ID it for you, but it's difficult to do so accurately from only a picture.
The red is sunburn. Having been indoors for a period of time, the plant is not used to so much direct sun. It would be better, IMO, to keep it in shade for the first few days, then slowly increase the amount of sun each day. That allows the plant to slowly acclimate to the more intense light and heat.
There are over 400 species of aloes, many of which look much alike. You could post a picture, and our members will try to ID it for you, but it's difficult to do so accurately from only a picture.
I have the same problem with my aloe! I was told that succulent and cactus are suppose to be in full sun, but my aloe never do well outdoor, too bad there is no sunblock to keep it from sunburn. Anyway, now I just put it indoor, and it seems happier and recovered from the burn.
My other succulent also start dying after three days of staying outdoor. *sigh* how do they survive in the desert anyway where there is no one to adjust the locations for them??
My other succulent also start dying after three days of staying outdoor. *sigh* how do they survive in the desert anyway where there is no one to adjust the locations for them??
If the seed starts out in the full sun, or if the pup comes from a parent that is growing in full sun, the seedling is already acclimated to the environment. It's only plants that have been started indoors or in a greenhouse that need time to adapt slowly.
A plant that is taken indoors for the winter has to readapt to the outdoor conditions, too.
A plant that is taken indoors for the winter has to readapt to the outdoor conditions, too.
Well, I'm either going to learn how to help this plant adjust or I'm going to kill it by accident! 
I'm having a lot of trouble getting it to acclimate to outdoor direct sunlight conditions.
As for my plant id question...here are the pictures you recommended I post. Any idea what kind of aloe this is?
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I'm having a lot of trouble getting it to acclimate to outdoor direct sunlight conditions.As for my plant id question...here are the pictures you recommended I post. Any idea what kind of aloe this is?
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Your aloe looks exactly like mine. Don't ask me the actual species since I started mine from 3 2" pups about 3 years ago. The leaves on mine grow only on 2 sides of the stalk/stem and lately have been wilting and turning brown. I figured it was because we have been having rainy summer here in Indiana so I brought them in and they turned a nice shade of green and perked up. I'm really glad you asked this question, since I was wondering the same thing. I plan on calling or going to the local open air garden center sometime this week with an aloe or two and talking to the master gardener that works there. I'll let ya know what she tells me.
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Here, fixed it for yapatty6445 wrote:Well, I'm either going to learn how to help this plant adjust or I'm going to kill it by accident!
As for my plant id question...here are the pictures you recommended I post. Any idea what kind of aloe this is?
[img]https://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu314/patty6445/P6080210.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu314/patty6445/P6080211.jpg[/img]
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[img]https://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu314/patty6445/P6080216.jpg[/img]
Looks like aloe's been having too much sun. If it's spent most of it's life getting filtered light (indoors) it's better to let it stay indoors. Just put it at a windowsill that's getting filtered light and it should be ok. If it burns at a south facing window, try west facing window.
Looks like aloe vera to me. My mother in law has some aloes that she inherited from her grandmother and now gave to me (she can kill anything that can't move out of it's pot) ... and it had the same problem of burning when put in too much light. Now it's chilling out with my Moonie cactus (filtered light from south facing window) and doing very well.
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