Aloe wildii

A small grass aloe with narrow, linear leaves and bright orange-red flowers from the Chimanimani highlands of eastern Zimbabwe. It grows among grasses on sandstone and quartzite at about 1,500–1,850 m, in a summer-rain, dry-winter mountain climate. Treat it as a cool-nighted montane grass aloe, not a lowland desert succulent.

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

Grows among grasses on sandstone rocks in montane grassland. It is confined to the west-facing, leeward slopes of the mountains between Cashel and Chipinga in southern Manicaland.

Herbarium labels give about 1,520 m and 1,830 m in the Chimanimani Mountains.

Eastern Zimbabwe (Manicaland, Chimanimani)

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.