Aloe versicolor

A small, rare aloe from coastal south-east Madagascar, listed on CITES Appendix I and assessed as Endangered. It is recorded on rocks with scanty soil in the Manampaniky river valley near Manantenina, at low elevation. Two varieties are recognised: var. versicolor and var. steffaniana.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

The only habitat note on the specimens is 'on rocks, scanty soil' in the valley of the Manampaniky River, 17 km south-west of Manantenina. It is a rock-outcrop aloe in the humid south-east, where the surrounding vegetation is littoral and lowland forest and scrub.

Specimens are labelled at 50–60 m, which places it in the coastal lowlands.

Madagascar

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.