Aloes are propagated in three ways.  The easiest one is by means of offsets – these being the young side-plants which develop from the base of the mother plant.  These are produced most commonly on the stemless, rosette-forming aloes, such as the coral aloe (Aloe striata).  Secondly, aloes which form more of a bush of rosettes – such as the tree aloe (Aloe arborescens) – can be propagated by means of stem cuttings taken from spring to autumn.

 

And finally, it is also possible to grow aloes from seed, but it will take the plants about 3 – 5 years before they are large enough to flower.  The seed should be sown into well-drained seed trays and after germination – which takes about 3 – 4 weeks – the young seedlings must be kept moist.  Transplant them into nursery bags when they have developed 3 – 4 true leaves.  After about two seasons they should be big enough to be planted in open ground.  Aloes grown from seed do not always breed true to type and many attractive hybrids may be produced from seed collected where a number of different species are grown together.