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Aloe Rolled Canvas Prints
Aloe Rolled Canvas Prints
The tall branching inflorescences of blood-red flowers appear in early winter and continue up to early spring with red buds as attractively colored as the flower. The nearly continuous display of blood-red bloom clusters attracts hummingbirds in droves. This medium sized hybrid aloe continues to throw up spears of shiny blood red flowers during the summer, autumn and winter months for up to 10 months of the year. Although larger plants seldom produce stem shoots, some younger ones can be quite prolific. It is always better to remove shoots from a tall-stemmed plant such as the red because shoots will delay the first flower. Also remember that aloes are top-heavy plants and it is advisable to have the tall stemmed ones grow as upright as possible. People have been studying the aloe plant, known for its widespread use in cosmetic products and alleged medicinal properties. Loves full sun in a well drained soil and irrigate only occasionally to enhance the red coloration of the foliage, which will remain green if overwatered. A medium-sized, clustering aloe with leaves that turn from green to intensely red or purplish in summer. It has many upright stems of open rosettes to 30-60cm tall. Today, aloe vera is used both internally and externally on humans. The gel found in the leaves is used for soothing minor burns, wounds and various skin conditions like eczema and ringworm.
