ThePlantAide.com

The difference between barbados aloe and Chinese aloe

Hank Schrader
2020-06-29 14:06:35
Different leaves: the leaves of aloe vera are large and light green; the leaves of aloe vera are relatively small and the color of the leaves is slightly pink. Flowers are different: the inflorescence of the former is about 40-80cm high, and the color is yellow green; the inflorescence of the latter is slightly higher, and the color is mainly yellow. Different disease resistance: the former is not strong in disease resistance and may be infected with some diseases during maintenance; the latter is strong in disease resistance.

I. different leaves

Chinese aloe can tell a part from the leaves. Its leaves are larger, lanceolate in shape, about 30-80cm in length, about 3-16cm in width and about 2.5-6cm in thickness. There is a difference in color, its leaf color is light green, there will be light white spots on it, with the gradual growth, the spots on it will gradually disappear.

The leaves of aloe vera are relatively small, narrow lanceolate and narrower, with a length of about 14-36 cm and a width of about 2-6 cm. Its color is pink green. When the spots disappear, they will be covered with a layer of white ash.

The flowers are different.

The former's flowering period is from July to August every year, the height of inflorescence is about 40-80cm, the color is mainly yellow green, sometimes purple, with a little red spots on it.

The flowering period of the latter is from February to March, and the height of the inflorescence is slightly higher, about 60-90 cm. There are also differences in the color of flowers, mainly yellow, with red spots.

Chinese aloe

3. Different disease resistance.

The former disease resistance ability is not strong, very easy to infect black spot.

Chinese aloe

The latter's disease resistance is relatively strong, and few diseases are infected in maintenance.

Aloe barbadensis

The Plant Aide - Plant experts around you

The Plant Aide - Plant experts around you

www.theplantaide.com