Aloe condyae
A small cliff-dwelling aloe of section Leptoaloe, known only from south- and southwest-facing quartzitic sandstone cliffs at Boekaalwynkloof in the northern Drakensberg of Mpumalanga, South Africa, at 1700–1800 m. It grows in rock crevices among lichens and moss, often covered in cloud, with 1500–1750 mm of summer rain. Grow it cool, bright but not scorched, with a wet summer and a dry winter.
Where it grows wild
Crevices on sheer, south- to southwest-facing quartzitic sandstone cliffs among lichens and moss, frequently in cloud; leaves often hang from the rock face.
1700–1800 m according to the protologue.
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