Hi all,
I just got an aloe Vera plant from a friend who did not remember she even had the plant. But suprisingly it looks pretty good. I pruned off the dead pieces and gave it a good watering, and have it near window that faces east. ( I only have east and west windows in my apartment. The only thing about the plant is that is leaning heavily to 1 side and is very droopy. It has lost alot of the leaves near the bottom of the plant giving a top heavy look. Should I do anything to it? Or should I just let it be as it is? thank you for any help

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Myrna R

life is like a box chocolates you never know what you are going to get (unless you pop the bottoms in first!)

You can look at the pictures and descriptions on this site to see the varied shapes, sizes, and colors aloe can have. Maybe yours is one of the stemmed varieties. Just give it as much sun as you can so it can grow strongly!

www.aloestudies.org

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may God bless the WHOLE world!

thank you for the response, I guess I used the wrong term leaves, but I do not know what they are called. But I did find it in the pictures it is an aloe nyeriensis. I repotted it into a slightly smaller pot and it's not leaning anymore but it is still droopy. I have it sitting right near a window. I did not want to put it in the window because it is cold outside. I hope this is plenty of sun for it. I love this sight, my thumb is getting greener these days.

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Myrna R

life is like a box chocolates you never know what you are going to get (unless you pop the bottoms in first!)

Things take time. It's only 7 days since your first post. Trust your plant. It doesn't want to die, and if you give it the right conditions, it won't. It also won't show luxurient new growth in 7 days. As the dying leaves dry up you can take them off, or leave them there, whatever you like. It won't grow new leaves from the stem, just from the growth point at the top. It may send out new shoots from the bottom in the warm weather. Some aloe have stems, with or without persistant dead leaves. Most aloe species rest in the winter, so your job is to be of good cheer, and wait until it starts active growth. Give it sun and a little water sometimes. In the spring you can lop it off and reroot it, I or someone can tell you how then, don't try it now. For now, let it be and see what it does.

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may God bless the WHOLE world!

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I have it sitting right near a window. I did not want to put it in the window because it is cold outside. I hope this is plenty of sun for it.

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Myrna, when you say the plant is "near" the window, do you mean the plant is situated at the side of the window, directly in front of the window but a few inches back so the plants isn't touching the cold glass, or something else? And how far (in inches or feet) is the plant from the window? These are all variables that determine the amount of light your plant actually receives.

Cricket

I have the aloe about a foot away from the window. It's very cold here and I was afraid that the cold air would be too much for it. The window it is near has a heating vent next to it so I have the plant back about a foot from both. Now the droopy leaves at the bottom of the plant are drying up but the top leaves are still plump. I have not watered it in since 12/8, this was after repotting it into a smaller pot, this helped with the leaning problem. It is very dry now but I have not watered yet. Should I?

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Myrna R

life is like a box chocolates you never know what you are going to get (unless you pop the bottoms in first!)