Aloe elata

An East African aloe of Kenya and northern Tanzania, described by Carter and Newton in 1994. The name means tall, and it is a stemmed aloe. It grows mostly at 1000–1500 m in bushland with two rainy seasons, and it wants a lot of sun and warmth year-round, with only a modest winter dip.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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 dry to semi-arid bushland and on rocky slopes in the East African Rift region. These details are generalised from the region; no habitat text could be consulted.

Recorded elevations are 1070–3037 m, with a median of 1219 m. The 3037 m record is an outlier.

KenyaTanzania

🔒 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.