It’s been 4 months and this lace aloe still hasn’t rooted 😭 Today I’m checking the progress, refreshing the soil, and trying a few tricks to finally encourage new roots. Plant patience is real.

There’s a lot more to Aloes than Aloe vera — the source of a lotion that soothes skin irritations. This succulent genus, mostly native to South Africa, contains about 380 species, including some that ...