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Aloe forbesii

A small stemless aloe endemic to Socotra. The single wild record is from about 900 m in the island's uplands, where it is warm, frosts never occur and rain is scant and seasonal, so it wants full sun, a gritty mix and a dry rest.

Aloe forbesii
Photo: Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

A small stemless rosette on rocky ground. Its exact microhabitat is not described in the sources we could open; Socotra's plateaus are open, rocky shrubland.

The only wild record is at about 900 m.

Yemen (Socotra)

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.