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Aloe Vera Plants

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Thu Jan 23 14:37:51 EST 2003


Aloe vera cannot be propagated from leaf cuttings.

Not all leaf succulents can be propagated from leaf cuttings.

Aloe are succulents not Cactus.

Not all succulents are Cactus.



rusty <rusty1013 at comcast.net> wrote in message
news:uKmcnWnzYZV8obKjXTWcpw at comcast.com...
> OK, to start off....  This is my first post. I do not know the rules...
> please disarm any flame throwers
>
> Thanks
>
> I have an Aloe Plant that was given to me by a neighbor.  This plant is
huge
> and up until yesterday in good shape.  Last night the plant got knocked
off
> the counter by a cat (do not say get rid of the cat... I am not sure which
> one it was).  A few of the leaves got broken off.  I would like to save
them
> and try to get new plants growing from them.  I have dipped them in a
> rooting hormone, and placed them in soil.  Is this the best thing to do?
> Any ideas would be helpful.
>
> I did this since I have had success with another Succulent type Cactus
that
> was too big.  And it took off great.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Rusty
>
>





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