Aloe lomatophylloides
The Rodrigues aloe is a short-stemmed, unbranched aloe with a loose rosette of long, slender leaves 50–75 cm long, pale orange-red flowers and fleshy, teardrop-shaped berries instead of dry capsules. It belongs to the former genus Lomatophyllum. It is Critically Endangered, with about 30 wild plants surviving on exposed rocky ridges in the Grande Montagne Nature Reserve, so plants in cultivation should come from legitimate propagated stock. Grow it bright, warm and frost-free, with more water than a desert aloe but a free-draining mix.
Where it grows wild
Exposed rocky ridges, especially on the higher hills of Rodrigues, where plants grew in groups. The leaves are dark green in shade and turn pale yellow-green in full sun.
No elevation data. Rodrigues is a low island that rises to only a few hundred metres, and the surviving plants grow on the higher ridges in the Grande Montagne area.
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