Aloiampelos striatula

A scrambling, shrubby aloe of the high Karoo and Eastern Cape mountains, Free State and Lesotho, with thin sprawling stems and orange-yellow flower heads in summer. It is one of the most frost-hardy aloes and grows best in full sun with summer water and a cold, dry winter.

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 rocks and shrubs on mountain slopes and ridges in grassland and karroid scrub, often leaning through neighbouring bushes.

The measured sites sit at about 1,350-2,000 m; few records carry their own elevation.

Cape ProvincesFree StateLesotho

🔒 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.