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

Aloe chlorantha

A rare aloe described by Lavranos from the Cape Provinces of South Africa, with no georeferenced wild records in GBIF. The only climate available is a placed point in the Northern Cape Karoo: hot summers, cold winters with frosty nights, very dry air and low rainfall.

Aloe chlorantha
Photo: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

No habitat notes were reachable. Karoo aloes grow on stony ridges and slopes in open dwarf shrubland.

No elevations are recorded; the placed point is at about 1040 m.

Cape 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.