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Succulents Partly documented

Aloe bussei

A Tanzanian aloe known from rocky sites in the east of the country at 500-1,800 m. Almost nothing about it is published beyond its original description, so this profile rests on the 24 wild GBIF records and the measured climate: warm, with a long wet season from November to May and a dry, cooler winter from June to September.

Aloe bussei
Photo: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Recorded on rocky outcrops and slopes in eastern Tanzania. Aloes in this region typically grow on bare granite or gneiss outcrops in bushland, in full sun.

GBIF elevations run 500-1,800 m, median 800 m.

Tanzania

🔒 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.