So one of my new aloes seems to have got sunburnt
indoors!
in the UK!
set back from the glass!
maybe these plants are grown under some kind of artificial light and therefore just can't cope with the real sun? it was about 15 degrees outside so not crazy warm. We had two bright days on the bounce and I wasn't paying a lot of attention to my plants being so busy at work.
The window was SE facing. I have moved to an east facing window to see if it recovers

when i got the plant


today



Steve

Does not look like sunburn to me...looks more like it is quite dehydrated. Sometimes the succulents close their rosettes as a preemptive measure to save excessive moisture loss or just lack off water...it may be consuming already what is stored in the leaves., so it looks like that.

tarev said:Does not look like sunburn to me...looks more like it is quite dehydrated. Sometimes the succulents close their rosettes as a preemptive measure to save excessive moisture loss or just lack off water...it may be consuming already what is stored in the leaves., so it looks like that.

thanks tarev
the plant was watered last week for the first time, i was assuming a reaction to the sun as the 'sun facing' side has dramatically changed colour (see pics) do you think the bright sun could cause dehydration on one side?
Steve

No, I have a similar plant, it is outdoors actually and quite the sun worshipper especially if the air is nicely cool.

Just give it time, once you actually give it better light access, longer duration, it should slowly grow nicely.

OK i am going to take it more slowly.. there are quite a few green /white hybrids popping up here in the UK. I think they are produced somewhere in the Netherlands. Surely they must be grown under artificial light to react so profoundly?
What makes me think this is the case is that there are a lot of clones of a Karen Zimmerman hybrid called 'dz' around that have been tissue cultured in large numbers. They always seem to be bright green and white in the shop. They quickly go dark green and red even in our limited UK sunshine.
Steve

Yes, it is fun to see how these plants react to light level changes along with the temperature change.

Sometimes I have to remind myself that some are undergoing seasonal transition, so I have to give them time to react, or else might end up overwatering.

I don't think the color change necessarily indicates the plant should be moved. It is interesting to see, though. I think a lot of people grow aloes in greenhouses without a lot of light to speed up production. Please keep us up to date as your plant goes through more changes. I am curious to see how it looks come summer.

@Baja_Costero
i will keep you updated. I moved it because I think the change is a little too dramatic over such a short period of time. I though i could be coming home to find a brown mess If it settles down OK I will gradually increase the light exposure
Steve