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Succulents Partly documented

Aloe mubendiensis

A small Aloe from western Uganda, recorded at 1200–1400 m around Mubende. The site is mild and fairly humid with two rainy seasons and no real winter, so it wants full sun, a warm year-round climate and a gritty mix that dries between waterings.

Aloe mubendiensis
Photo: Stickpen, Public domain, 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
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Not documented in detail; the Aloe of central Uganda grow in grassland and on rock outcrops in open woodland.

Records run from 1220 to 1370 m.

Uganda

🔒 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.