- AKA: “Vegetable silk”, “Cactus Silk” & “Sabra Silk”
- The history of Sabra Silk starts with the plant from which it comes from: the Saharan Aloe Vera Cactus.
- The Saharan Aloe Vera Cactus is from the Saharan Desert.
- This particular cactus is extremely intricate.
- The Saharan Aloe Vera Cactus belongs to apart of the Agave plant family.
- Agave Cacti are also from the Saharan Desert.
- Saharan Aloe Vera Cactus is not a true cactus: it is a subfamily plant of Agavoideae.
- This particular plant is monocarpic~ meaning such that flowering occurs once in its lifetime and afterward it dies.
- The monocarpic period can take 30+ years to happen.
- The Cactus was once dubbed the century plant meaning it would bloom once a century but now we know the plant blooms one every 10-25+ years.
- All of the plants energy stores are used to produce a flower stalk up to 15 feet high before it dies.
- This particular plant requires little to no maintenance and is very easy to grow.
- The Saharan cactus needs full sunlight and soil that can drain well to grow successfully.
- The Saharan cactus cannot be below 20°F.