Climbing Aloe

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This is a fast growing aloe. Each leaf has small white teeth that help it catch on to things and grow up ward. It produces red tubular shaped flowers during the winter. Climbing aloe can reach 6 1/2 - 10 feet tall. 

Light

This type of aloe loves full sun. It will do best placed in a south facing window indoors. If it is not use to being in a south facing window or having direct light it will need to be acclimated over a period of time.  Climbing aloe can get sun burnt if moved into direct light too quickly. To acclimate climbing aloe start by placing it in a east or west facing window where it will only get a few hours of direct sun a day. After about a week start placing it in a south facing window for a few hours a day. Keep doing this for another week until it can be left in the south facing window full time. If a south facing window is not possible it can adapt to living in partial shade environment. 

Watering

Climbing aloe can be water once a month during winter and once every 1-2 weeks in the summer. It prefers a fast draining soil, but isn't as picky as other aloes. You can use a bamboo skewer or your finger to check if the soil is dry before watering. 

Soil

Climbing aloe will do well in sandy or gravelly soil. I use chicken grit in my soil. The mixture I use is 2:1 chicken grit to soil. Succulent soil with perlite or pumice will also work well with climbing aloe. Make sure your pot has drainage holes. Climbing aloe is prone to root rot.

propagation

Climbing aloe can be propagated through pups like other aloes. The best time to remove pups in the spring. Wait until they are 1/3 the size of the mother aloe and make sure to get plenty of roots for your aloe pup. Climbing aloe can not be propagated through leaf cutting.

Repotting

Your climbing aloe should not need to be repotted very often. They prefer to get a root bound a bit before repotting.Aloe produces pup easier when they are a little root bound. Do not let them get too root bound it will negatively effect the health of your plant. Repot in the spring time when Aloe is coming into their growing seasons. Remove any pups and freshen up the soil during this time. You can repot into the same pot if your aloe still comfortably fits into the pot. If you need to size up only go up 1-2" in size. Aloe do not like to be in too large of a pot. If your pot is too big for your aloe it will focus on growing it roots before putting out any new growth. It is also more prone to root rot when it is in too large of a pot.

If you have any questions about anything I talk about or about your aloe leave me a comment. I would love to answer any questions and help you with your aloe problems.