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Succulents Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Aloe buchlohii

A Madagascan aloe described by Rauh in 1966, with one GBIF record on the south-east coast near sea level. That coast is warm and humid all year with no real dry season, which sets it apart from most Malagasy aloes.

Aloe buchlohii
Photo: Michael Wolf (Webseite), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Details of its habitat were not available to us; the single record is on the south-east coast of Madagascar. Coastal aloes there often grow on rock outcrops.

The only record is at about 10 m.

Madagascar

🔒 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.