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| I have had what I was told is an Aloe vera plant for four years now. It's doing very well with lots of new growth, and I am careful not to over water it...disease/rot are not an issue at all. The plant smells fine but whenever I break open one of the leaves and squeeze out the gel it smells like a bad onion. Is this a normal smell for a true aloe plant, or do you think mine is some other variety of succulent or aloe?
PS This is not my plant, but it looks just like it: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Aloe_vera_with_shoo ts.jpg |
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- Posted by cactusmcharris 4 / Interior BC (My Page) on Sat, Jan 29, 11 at 0:01
| What you have is an Aloe vera chinensis, not the 'real' Aloe vera but one close to it. Depending on your sensitivity, it can smell like an onion. I would have thought it was rotting, but as you say it isn't I'd say it's your personal sensor that's picking up on the rotten smell. |
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- Posted by hopefulauthor z5IL (My Page) on Sat, Jan 29, 11 at 14:49
| Hey Cactusmcharris..great seeing you here.. Bookwurm. I've heard others say their Aloe's smell like onions. If you like the scent of onions, no problem, but if you don't....yuck. |
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| Actually, with so many hundreds of aloe species out there, many of them have that odor. I've had a couple with no discernible smell at all, while others really stink. Commercially produces aloe has been processed so that all of the odor is removed. |
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| Yea it grows like weeds down here and it is slimy and stinky, but people swear by it, even put it in the blender and drink it. No way........ |
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- Posted by bookwurm140 (My Page) on Thu, Feb 3, 11 at 20:52
| Thanks guys, I appreciate it! Haha, there is no way that I would put that onion-y mess into a blender and drink it... It sure makes a beautiful houseplant though. |
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- Posted by SalosTommy none (My Page) on Tue, Sep 18, 12 at 3:14
| Health Concerns: Individuals dealing with digestive conditions and irritable bowel must keep away from aloe-vera juice for the reason that stimulant laxatives in it may enhance the harshness of the medical conditions. |
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