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Now this does actually make sense as it's in a north-facing bedroom.
Reason
for this? Because aloe vera gives off oxygen during the night -
apparantly
most plants do this during the day - so aloes are recommended as bedroom
plants! I'm going to have to forego my oxygen to save my plant!

Actually it will only do this if it gets enough sunlight during the
daytime so you are probably wasting your time growing it in a north
facing window.


Buy a different plant "~)

Here's a book that lists various other options :
http://www.mower-magic.co.uk/amazon/...sin=184188121X

Yes, I've already got this book - it's very good.
Going back to my aloe vera - it looks nothing like the one in this book
which has broad "leaves" growing at 90 deg. to each other. Mine has very
thin spikes growing at 180 deg. It was labelled as an aloe vera! But none of
the pictures I see ever resemble it!

That almost certainly means it is some other species of aloe. Aloe vera
sells itself to the public instantly so there is a temptation to
mislabel.

Perhaps your have A. millotii from your rather short description.

Regards,
--
Martin Brown