Aloe kedongensis
A shrubby, clump-forming aloe from the Kenyan Rift Valley and northern Tanzania, with sprawling or erect stems up to 4 m long and slender, curved, unmarked leaves. It belongs to a small group of closely related tetraploid East African aloes and is widely planted as a living hedge in the region. Treat it as a large, fast, fairly forgiving highland aloe: full sun, sharp drainage, warm days and cool but frost-free nights.
Where it grows wild
Grows in dry bushland and savanna on rocky ground in the highland Rift Valley, where its close relative Aloe nyeriensis occupies rocky Acacia savanna. It forms dense thickets of stems that lean on or sprawl through surrounding shrubs.
Highland plant of the Kenyan Rift; its close relative A. nyeriensis grows at 1,760-2,100 m, and A. kedongensis is thought to occupy similar mid-highland elevations, though an exact range was not found in the sources consulted.
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