Aloe secundiflora

A stemless East African aloe of open grassland and bushland. Its broad, glossy, dull green rosettes send up a branched inflorescence about 1 m tall, with pink-red flowers held to one side of each raceme. It is widespread (Least Concern) from Ethiopia and Sudan to Kenya and Tanzania, is easy in a sunny, frost-free spot, and wants summer water with a drier rest.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Open grassland and bushland on the East African plateau. Recent wild records come from highland savanna in central Kenya, the Serengeti and Karamoja in north-eastern Uganda. It grows in the open, in full sun among grasses and shrubs.

Georeferenced wild records in GBIF sit at about 1,450–1,670 m. It probably also occurs lower in the dry bushland, but the sources found give no overall range.

EthiopiaSudanSouth SudanUgandaKenyaTanzania

🔒 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.