Why is my aloe turning white?
My aloe has been fine for a long time, then suddenly for the past week or 2 it has started to turn white, starting from the top centre, moving outwards to the leaf tips. Does anybody know why it's doing this? Unfortunately, it's baby shoots in the same pot have also turned white. Maybe it's nutrient deficiency?? The soil was changed a few months back when I repotted... but I have never fertilized it. (If that is the issue, what is a good fertilizer to use?)
Also, is there anything I can do for the bent leafs? It sits by my sink, so people have accidentally broken a few.
Any help is much appreciated!! (: #aloevera #aloeveratroubles #aloeverahelp
Also, is there anything I can do for the bent leafs? It sits by my sink, so people have accidentally broken a few.
Any help is much appreciated!! (: #aloevera #aloeveratroubles #aloeverahelp
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This is a cry for help, according to what I’ve read (I’ve actually never seen an aloe do this in all my life). It needs more light, though, and possibly less water.
Bent leaves are gonna happen. You’d hate to see what our crack lab does to one of our giant aloes when she’s barking at the dogs living behind us. 🫣😵💫
Bent leaves are gonna happen. You’d hate to see what our crack lab does to one of our giant aloes when she’s barking at the dogs living behind us. 🫣😵💫
@anniebany
Welcome to Greg!
Here is a care card/guide from Greg.
https://greg.app/aloe-vera-problems/#:~:text=Leaves%20turning%20as%20pale%20as,likely%20been%20sunbathing%20too%20much.
Welcome to Greg!
Here is a care card/guide from Greg.
https://greg.app/aloe-vera-problems/#:~:text=Leaves%20turning%20as%20pale%20as,likely%20been%20sunbathing%20too%20much.
Your plant card says you have this in a Northwestern windowsill. Have you had a heat wave lately? Does the sun come in really intense in the afternoon? How are the other plants on this sill? Did you recently move this plant to this spot?
Have you had a “wet feet” incident where it sat with water in the drip tray for too long?
This is puzzling because usually when a plant starts showing stress spreading outward from its stem (or vein or trunk depending on the plant) it’s a very serious sign of disease. Yellowing usually means overwatering; if this turns clear and mushy then that is likely the issue. An aloe losing its pigment can be a sign of sunburn though. If the plant doesn’t feel a bit squishy I’d suggest heat stress or sunburn, especially on those young tender leaves.
Something is causing stress to the young growth, which is most vulnerable. I would start by pruning off the affected growth so that the plant can refocus its energy into healthy growth. The good news is aloe is so resilient. You can grow it back from nearly nothing.
This article is loaded with information I think you’ll find helpful: https://deepgreenpermaculture.com/2020/04/22/why-is-my-aloe-vera-plant-turning-yellow-and-brown/?amp=1
Have you had a “wet feet” incident where it sat with water in the drip tray for too long?
This is puzzling because usually when a plant starts showing stress spreading outward from its stem (or vein or trunk depending on the plant) it’s a very serious sign of disease. Yellowing usually means overwatering; if this turns clear and mushy then that is likely the issue. An aloe losing its pigment can be a sign of sunburn though. If the plant doesn’t feel a bit squishy I’d suggest heat stress or sunburn, especially on those young tender leaves.
Something is causing stress to the young growth, which is most vulnerable. I would start by pruning off the affected growth so that the plant can refocus its energy into healthy growth. The good news is aloe is so resilient. You can grow it back from nearly nothing.
This article is loaded with information I think you’ll find helpful: https://deepgreenpermaculture.com/2020/04/22/why-is-my-aloe-vera-plant-turning-yellow-and-brown/?amp=1
I had to go find some photos for you. This is my Aloe. My friend gave me one of her pups way way back when I had 0 plants experience. It took me forever to get that pup rooted and growing. Then I think I killed it and had to start over at least 3 times.
You can see how stressed it is in the second photo. Then I got it growing well (2 years later) and you can see it entirely flopped over (not enough light). But this last image I took just now (another 3ish years later). You can do it. I know you can.
You can see how stressed it is in the second photo. Then I got it growing well (2 years later) and you can see it entirely flopped over (not enough light). But this last image I took just now (another 3ish years later). You can do it. I know you can.
@HeraMonstera It started turning white before we got a short heat wave, not a likely cause.
Almost all my other house plants are on this sill and doing well, and my aloe has been in this spot for at least a year.
Also, no wet feet...
It's not yellow brown or squishy, but sunburn seems unlikely since it would get much more sun in it's natural habitat- the desert.
If I prune, do I also cut off the young shoots?😢
Almost all my other house plants are on this sill and doing well, and my aloe has been in this spot for at least a year.
Also, no wet feet...
It's not yellow brown or squishy, but sunburn seems unlikely since it would get much more sun in it's natural habitat- the desert.
If I prune, do I also cut off the young shoots?😢
I don’t think it’s too much light . Some of our aloes are in the greenhouse where the sunshade is lacking and they don’t turn white from sun stress they get a dark color and a brown like color. Since some of the ba ones in the pot are all white tells me not enough light . Give it a feed and move if you can outside on a porch depending on climate. This is not from heat I can say that I am in Texas and one of the greenhouses read 120 yesterday … they can tolerate the heat for sure.
Any plant in its natural or naturalized habitat will be differently acclimated from a house plant and that from a greenhouse plant. A plant grown in your own house can go through stress just being moved to a different place in your house. This is why plants go can through shock when we move them and why we have to harden them off. Even desert plants can get heat stress or sunburn (and that stress can manifest in a variety of colors dependent on different factors), but if you’re able to rule that out then that’s great! One less problem to solve.
Hey all, 2 month later update: my aloe seems to be recovering, the white has stopped spreading and a new green leaf is coming in at the center. I didn't change much, I put it in new pot and new dirt with slow release fertilizer, but it is in the same spot and watered the same. It's babies unfortunately died whwn i tried separating them but aloe is putting out 2 more babies. However, they are also white. Is there anything else I should do, or just wait out the process?
