Aloe bulbillifera

A Malagasy aloe named for the bulbils (plantlets) it forms on its tall inflorescence, which drop and root to form new plants. Little is published beyond the original description, so this profile is built on the 15 wild GBIF records and the measured climate at those sites: warm, with a long wet summer and a mild, drier winter.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

Recorded from rocky ground and open bushland in western and central Madagascar at low to middle elevations. Like most Malagasy aloes of this kind it grows in the open among rocks and grass, not under a closed canopy.

GBIF elevations run 70-630 m (median 600 m); one weather site sits higher, at about 1,340 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 2.5 licence, unmodified.