Aloe tororoana

A small clumping aloe with short, branching stems and rosettes of dull milky-green leaves flecked white, known from steep rock faces on Tororo Rock in eastern Uganda. It carries coral to scarlet, green-tipped flowers on racemes about 40 cm tall and is listed as Vulnerable. Grow it in strong sun, in a very free-draining mineral mix, with a drier spell in winter.

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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Steep rock faces and ledges on Tororo Rock, an isolated rock outcrop rising above the surrounding plains near the Kenyan border, where it grows in shallow pockets of soil among the rocks in full exposure.

Recorded at about 1350–1460 m on Tororo Rock; one herbarium record from Mount Toror near Kotido in Karamoja is at about 1890 m.

Eastern Uganda (Tororo Rock)Northeastern Uganda (Karamoja)

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.