Aloe karasbergensis
Aloe karasbergensis is a large, usually solitary, stemless aloe from southern Namibia and the northwestern corner of South Africa, closely related to the coral aloe (Aloe striata). It has broad grey-green leaves with dark lengthwise stripes and a hard white to pinkish margin, and branched heads of pink tubular flowers. It is a full-sun desert plant that needs a very free-draining mix and a dry rest.
Where it grows wild
Rocky hillsides in arid country around the Karas mountains of southern Namibia and the adjacent Northern Cape. The related A. striata grows on rocky slopes in karoo areas; A. karasbergensis occupies similar but drier, hotter terrain. Two subspecies are recognised, karasbergensis and hunsbergensis (from the Hunsberg).
No elevation figures found in the sources opened; the Karas mountains and Hunsberg are upland desert ranges, so plants grow on rocky slopes at moderate altitude.
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