Aloe cameronii
A clump-forming aloe from granite outcrops in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia, prized for leaves that turn coppery-red in strong sun and dry conditions, with red flowers in winter. Three varieties are recognised (cameronii, bondana and dedzana). It is a summer-rainfall plant that wants full sun, sharp drainage and a dry winter.
Where it grows wild
It grows on granite hills, domes and outcrops, rooting in cracks and decomposed granite, in open, sunny country of the southern African plateau and its eastern highlands (for example around Mutare and the Bvumba).
No reliable elevations were found in the sources; the Zimbabwean localities lie at roughly 1,000–1,600 m.
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