What do I do with my jurassic plant?

charleyannem

I bought a jurassic plant from Asda and everything has been fine but all of a sudden it has fallen over and the leaves are coming off. What should I do?

Last edited: 13 April 2017 13:27:07

Dovefromabove

No idea what Asda are calling a 'jurassic plant' ... can you post a photo for us please Charleyannem?

Start with the camera icon ... if it doesn't upload try reducing the size of the photo. 

charleyannem

Dovefromabove

It looks like one of the varieties of aloe - it needs quite dry conditions - if the soil is wet let it dry out and then only water it occasionally.  

It also needs to be in quite bright sunlight, but not hot sunshine - an east or west facing windowsill is good.  

I hope that helps 

Not really sure why they call it Jurassic ... marketing people getting creative I expect 

charleyannem

Thanks so much ?

valerietourle

Hi, I also have a  Jurassic plant, bought by my son from Asda, and I hardly ever water it, and it now has a flower stem, interesting.

philippasmith2

Aloes of all types do flower quite easily once mature and in the right conditions.  As per @Dovefromabove I find it hard to understand why they are labelled Jurassic Plants - suspect laziness rather than creative tho

greatnorthernexotic

I clicked on the thread purely to find out what a jurassic plant was. It's usually supermarket shorthand for big leaved plants, so this is the first time I've seen an aloe labelled as such!

As others have said, a bright sunny window is its best position - and water sparingly!