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

Aloe dominella

A small grass aloe from KwaZulu-Natal and Eswatini, described by Reynolds in 1938. Like other grass aloes it grows among grass in summer-rainfall grassland and needs a dry, cool winter rest; no site climate was measured, so the targets come from that habitat type.

Aloe dominella
Photo: Peter Warren, CC0, 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

It grows in grassland among tufts of grass, where fire is part of the habitat, as grass aloes typically do.

Few records carry an elevation; grassland in its range lies at roughly 300–1,500 m.

EswatiniKwaZulu-Natal

🔒 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.