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The Aloe Vera Forever are succulent plants normally grown in the greenhouse, or other heated environments, such as window sills or conservatories.There are a few of the aloes that are worth growing for their handsome leaves, in addition to their somewhat singular flowers. They are in no way related to the agaves, or American aloes, but like them have flower stems of consider?able size. Aloe variegata, the well-known Partridge Aloe, is a very small species and a favourite window plant, thriving well where other species could not exist.When it comes to cultivating Aloes, you should note that although the plants can assimi?late a fair quantity of water during the growing season, it must be very carefully administered during the winter months. It is also essential to ensure that the potting compost is thoroughly porous; a mixture of equal parts fibrous loam and peat, one-half part well-rotted manure, and one part of old brick rubbish and clean sharp sand will suit best of all. The plants must be afforded the benefit of all the sunshine and warmth that is available, and can be potted on when necessary in March. A winter tem?perature of 50 deg. will suit them well, but this does limit where you can place them.To propagate Aloes you can take suckers from the old plants in spring and then insert them in small pots in a little extra warmth and then they will root fairly readily. Seed can also be sown in well-drained pans of sandy soil in a temperature of 70 degrees. You do however need to understand that pro?pagation by this latter method is slow.To summarise, you won't grow Aloes unless you have a warm indoor, sunny spot like a large window sill, or better still a conservatory, and they are not to everyone's taste, but they are rewarding if you do.