HI, I LIVE IN JOANNESBURG, SA, I HAVE AN ALOE COMPTONNI THAT IS OVER 18 YEARS OLD AND HAS NEVER FLOWERED, NOW IT HAS A STEM GROWING FROM THE MIDDLE THAT IS AT LEAST 3.5 METRES TALL AND IS GETTING TALLLER BY THE DAY - SMALL SHOOTS ARE STARTING TO COME OUT OF THE SIDES NEAR THE TOP - IS THIS A NORMAL HEIGHT FOR THIS TO GROW? HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP, THANKS JANE