Aloe

Use our zone-based planting guide to know when to plant aloe.

Plant name Zone Start seeds indoors (spring/fall) Start seeds outdoors (spring/fall) Plant seedlings/transplants outdoors (spring/fall) Plant spacing # plants per person
Aloe 3a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Aloe 3b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Aloe 4a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Aloe 4b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Aloe 5a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Aloe 5b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Aloe 6a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Aloe 6b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Aloe 7a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Aloe 7b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Aloe 8a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Aloe 8b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Aloe 9a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Aloe 9b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Aloe 10a 4 weeks before planting outside year-round year-round 2 feet 1
Aloe 10b 4 weeks before planting outside year-round year-round 2 feet 1
Aloe 11a 4 weeks before planting outside year-round year-round 2 feet 1
Aloe 11b 4 weeks before planting outside year-round year-round 2 feet 1

* This tropical plant can be grown as a houseplant in regions where the ground freezes. Plant pups, or offshoots of an existing plant, for bets results