Aloe boylei

Boyle's grass aloe

A grass aloe from the summer-rainfall grasslands of eastern South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini. It forms large, upright rosettes of broad leaves, 50–60 cm long and white-spotted beneath, that die back in winter. It bears dense heads of salmon-pink flowers. It needs full sun, a wet summer and a dry, cold winter rest.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A grassland grass aloe. It has a short stem and forms clumps from the base. The leaves are deciduous, 50–60 × 6–9 cm and upright, and the flowers are salmon-pink with green tips.

Grassland across a wide altitude range. The climate sites lie at about 950–1,600 m.

Cape ProvincesFree StateKwaZulu-NatalNorthern Provinces

🔒 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.