Where Do Aloe Vera Plants Grow?

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Where Do Aloe Vera Plants Grow?

Whether you’re looking to find out where do aloe vera plants grow naturally, or you’re trying to work out the best conditions to keep them in, we’re here to help you find out the best conditions for this plant and to explain to you where it comes from and where they are typically grown around the world.

Learning where a plant grows naturally can give you a very good indication of the type of care it needs, so let’s dive straight in!

Where Do Aloe Vera Plants Grow Naturally?

In the wild aloe vera plants have been cultivated and spread all over the world, but they grow best under semi tropical to arid conditions in temperate environments. They will not grow in cold regions, especially if these areas are prone to snow and frost but they are able to tolerate higher humidity although they are not originally from humid places.

It is believed that the plant originated in the Arabian peninsula which would explain why it it likes to grow in warm arid conditions. However, it is now grown all over the world, it is used in health and cosmetics and it’s kept as both an indoor and outdoor plant.

Where Do Aloe Vera Plants Grow Indoors?

As aloe vera plants are used to such warm temperatures and sunny climates, it’s important that you try to recreate this as best as possible if you are growing one indoors. You want to keep your aloe vera plant in a room that is warm year round. Try avoiding places near open windows, draughts or in rooms that get especially cold during the winter months. Ideally if you can keep your plant in the same spot year round that would be great but if you need to move it then do what you think is best for your plants.

In terms of light, you want your aloe vera in a bright spot that gets access to direct sunlight for several hours of the day. You may find you need to move it to a sunnier spot during the winter months when light is low and you might even find that you need to move it to a less intense spot during the summer. Your plant should tell you if this is the case. When an aloe vera plant is receiving too much sun it will often turn a reddish brown almost like it’s being sunburned. If you notice this on your plant then simply move it back away from the light source or limit the amount of hours under strong sunlight it’s getting. For example light is stronger in the afternoon so you can put it in an east facing window where it will have more access to morning sun and will be protected from the afternoon sun. If you have the opposite problem then you can put it in a west facing window so it gets more sunlight.

As for humidity, aloe can grow in semi tropical to arid conditions. You don’t want to put them in a room with very high humidity, instead keep them with your other succulents and cacti. They will tolerate drier air and medium humidity but if you create a humid environment for Calatha or similar plants then try putting your aloe vera in a different room with less humidity.

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