Aloiampelos ciliaris

The climbing aloe: thin, scrambling stems up to several metres long that hook through shrubs by the fringed leaf bases, topped by bright red-orange flower spikes. It comes from the mild, fairly evenly watered thickets of South Africa's Eastern Cape and is far more forgiving of water than most aloes.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restClimber

Where it grows wild

Scrambles through dense coastal and valley thicket, using surrounding shrubs for support so its stems are partly shaded while the leaf tips and flowers reach the sun.

Few records carry an elevation (200–323 m); the species grows from near sea level to a few hundred metres in coastal and inland thicket.

South Africa (Eastern Cape)

🔒 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.