Yes, you can. You can. However, regular potting dirt is not as good as succulent soil if it isn't tended to regularly. It is possible to wash your pumice away from the soil, but it is less likely, particularly with fine pumice. Root rot is unlikely to be noticed until it's too late. If the cutting has been dried completely and has formed a callus, it is more likely that it will take root. The yellow color of this plant is made by the sun. The Clanwilliam aloe, tall and unique, stands out in its natural habitatYi, just north from Clanwilliam in South Africa. This is why the name.