Aloe Vera, Barbados aloe, First Aid Plant, Medicinal Aloe (Aloe vera)

Family: Aloeaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: Orange, Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Early fall, Early spring, Early winter, Late summer, Late fall, Late spring, Late winter, Mid summer, Mid fall, Mid spring, Mid winter. Aloe vera, also known as the medicinal aloe, is an evergreen perennial succulent. It is stemless or short-stemmed. Leaves are fleshy and thick with serrated margins on the leaves.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves - cooked. Very bitter, they are an emergency food that is only used when all else fails. A gel in the leaves is sometimes used as an ingredient of commercial jellies. Seed. An emergency food used when all else fails. — Very bitter, they are an emergency food that is only used when all else fails.; A gel in the leaves is sometimes used as an ingredient of commercial jellies.; An emergency food used when all else fails.; It is very unlikely that the seed will be produced in Britain.

Habitat & North American Range

Maritime sands and rocks. (Zone 9)