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Montreal  Mimi2018 May 26, 2018 4:00 PM CST |
I have an indoor aloe plant and it's the second time it flowers but this time on the stalk theres a little bulb of leaves almost like a mini aloe plant. Can I do something with this bulb to make a new plant or should I just trim the stem?  |
Name: Celia West Valley City, Utah (Zone 7a)            Zencat May 26, 2018 4:27 PM CST |
| I'm going to watch this because I'm curious, too. |
Name: Sally central Maryland Seriously addicted to kettle chips.           sallyg May 26, 2018 5:23 PM CST |
| I'd bet a dollar it will be (can be) a new plant- no idea the best way to proceed. ..come into the peace of wild things..-Wendell Berry Life is a buffet (anon) |
Name: Karen New Mexico (Zone 7b)             plantmanager May 26, 2018 5:24 PM CST |
| I've let them develop a while, and then take them off and plant them up. They sometimes do form little plants like that. Handcrafted Coastal Inspired Art SeaMosaics! |
Name: Lin Vosbury Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)        plantladylin May 26, 2018 7:14 PM CST |
Hi Mimi2018,   Congratulations, your plant is producing babies! That is so cool .. I've seen orchids produce Keiki's before but never any other type of plant! I agree with plantmanager Karen; I'd let them develop and grow awhile longer before snipping them off, at which time they can be potted up into small containers with good drainage and a well draining potting soil. ~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt! ~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot! |
Name: Baja Baja California (Zone 11b)        Baja_Costero May 26, 2018 8:59 PM CST |
| Yes, that is a bulbil. More on the subject, with some pictures, from a recent thread here... The thread "Aloe Plant Stem Reproducing" in Ask a Question forum And another couple pictures here... https://garden.org/thread/view... You can definitely root the bulbil but I'd wait until it gets a little bigger. Just snip the dying inflorescence above the bulbil and it will keep getting larger on the flower stem until it starts being so heavy it hangs down. |
Montreal Mimi2018 May 27, 2018 4:43 PM CST |
| Wow thanks everyone! I'll definitely try your suggestions and keep you posted! I'll surely have other questions |
Name: tarev San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b) Stay Home-Save Lives-Wear a Mask!        tarev May 28, 2018 11:14 AM CST |
| That is wonderful to see a freebie baby from mommy plant! Yes, wait a bit more for the baby to mature. Mommy plant will help sustain it.  |
Montreal Mimi2018 Sep 30, 2018 2:32 PM CST |
This is what it has grown into so far. as you can see It keeps sprouting but none of the other sprouts developed into babies. Should I leave it on the plant or repot it?    |
Name: Baja Baja California (Zone 11b) Baja_Costero Sep 30, 2018 2:36 PM CST |
| You can definitely remove it. Cut the flower stem above and below the baby plant and seat the baby on top of soil in a container about the size of the one the mother plant is in. |
Name: Mindi Hammerstone Tracy, CA (Zone 9b) MindiHammerstone Sep 30, 2018 3:58 PM CST |
| Very cute!! 😀 Mindi |
Name: tarev San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b) Stay Home-Save Lives-Wear a Mask! tarev Oct 10, 2018 9:15 AM CST |
| That is pretty! I would leave that alone for now if it were mine, though you can certainly cut it off as Baja said. It is getting into the much colder season too, light levels going much shorter and temps cooler. I would rather wait for Spring before I move that baby plant to its own container. Mother plant is nurturing it nicely for now. |
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