Aloe modesta

Fragrant aloe

A small, rare grass aloe known only from Mpumalanga and northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It grows in Themeda grassland on plateaus at the edge of the escarpment at about 1650–2000 m. Grow it in full sun with a wet, warm summer and a cold, dry winter.

Aloe modesta — Photo: andrew_hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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 restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Specimen labels place it in Themeda grassland on plateaus and gentle mountain slopes at the escarpment edge, in seasonally moist ground. It is locally frequent where it occurs and suckers in cultivation.

Two labelled records give 1650 m and 1981 m, which fits a highveld grassland climate with frosty winters.

South Africa

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.