Aloe engelbrechtii

A hybrid between Aloe arborescens and the cliff-dwelling Aloe hardyi, described in 2020 by Gideon Smith and Figueiredo from a plant grown in Pretoria. It has 40–50 cm stems that grow sideways or hang downwards, sickle-shaped light green leaves 30–40 cm long with harmless teeth, and short racemes of pendulous reddish-orange flowers tipped dark green. Both parents are summer-rainfall aloes from northeastern South Africa, so grow it warm and sunny with a drier winter.

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 rest

Where it grows wild

It is a garden hybrid; the type was collected from cultivation in Pretoria. Its parents grow on rocky slopes (A. arborescens) and on sheer cliffs in the Mpumalanga escarpment gorges (A. hardyi).

There is no wild elevation. Its parents come from the lowveld and escarpment of Mpumalanga.

🔒 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.