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How do I bring my Aloe back to life?

6 years ago



recently Moved across the country and drove with my plants. When i got to me apartment, i put my aloe plant outside on my deck. Previously, it was inside on a windowsill. Now, the plant is curling and the leaves are turning brown I moved it inside out of the more intense sun but not sure what to do?

Comments (9)

  • 6 years ago

    Did you put it out in direct sun w/out doing it GRADUALLY? Like a couple of hrs. a day to start? That's likely the problem.

  • 6 years ago

    Yes /: I’ve brought it back inside out of the direct sunlight. Is there any chance to bring it back to life or is it too late?

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    It's not dying, sorry, but you're overreacting. Pls calm down.

    The darkening or browning leaves is a reaction to the additional, stronger light. Maybe try putting it on another windowsill, or taking it out for A COUPLE OF HRS. EACH DAY.

    Have you watered it? That pot seems rather large for that size plant.

    Likely it'll be fine, just needs some time to recover. So pls. have some Patience.

  • 6 years ago

    I was simply asking for advice! Sorry if it came off as overreacting.

    I watered it 3 days ago and can get another pot if that would be better.

  • 6 years ago

    I don’t think there’s anything to do once you burn a plant. Just wait it out. The pot may be a little large but I would not worry about it. Transplant shock is not what you need, either. Hope your plant bounces back soon.

  • 6 years ago

    Thanks for the advice! I’m a new plant mom so I’m learning as I go! 🙂

  • 6 years ago

    The burn is slight, barely noticeable, just pls give it time.

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    Just to echo what Karen has already said, it is very normal for succulents to turn color when “stressed”. When I use the word stress it isn’t necessarily a bad thing when it comes to succulents. Some people including myself will purposely stress their succulents to get pretty colors. Unfortunately Aloe Vera turns a not so pretty taupe color. Other succulents can turn really vibrant colors like oranges and reds.

    A good example of some nice “stress” coloring is on my Euphorbia meloformis.



    In the winter it goes back to green.

    Don’t worry if you put your Aloe back in the same type of light where you had it before, it’ll go back to green. From what I can see I don’t see any huge burns or any major damage🙂.

  • 6 years ago

    I used to have lots of these, but now all are gone. Mine started to simply rot out - and not from overwatering since I've been growing these for decades so pretty well know my way around them. As you probably know, a pot can get over crowded with them (they literally start to push out of the pot!) so I used to take lots of them, plant in smaller pots and take to our church flea market. Doing so seemed to jinx me, cause ever since my larger pots full of them all started to die off. Almost bought one at the flea market last year and then while I had it set aside someone took it. Maybe next year. Flea market canceled due to COVID this summer.