Aloe bowiea

A small, stemless, clump-forming aloe from the Eastern Cape of South Africa, long known as Chamaealoe africana. It forms low rosettes of narrow, soft-toothed leaves and carries spikes of small greenish-white flowers, unlike most red- or yellow-flowered aloes. The GBIF records lie in the Kouga area west of Gqeberha, where rain falls in every month and winters are mild.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

It grows in grassland and among low thicket on flats and gentle slopes near the coast, often sheltered by grass or shrubs. The exact microhabitat details here come from general knowledge of the species, not from a source we opened.

The records carry no elevation; the measured site is at about 436 m.

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🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.