Aloidendron tongaense

A tree aloe of the hot, humid Maputaland coastal plain in northern KwaZulu-Natal and southern Mozambique, growing in sand forest and dune thicket. It needs warmth year round, strong light, a wet summer and a drier winter, and is not frost hardy.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Branched tree aloe in coastal sand forest, dune thicket and woodland on deep sandy soils, where young plants start in partial shade and adults reach the light above the thicket; built from the measured range and genus knowledge.

Recorded close to sea level (about 10–25 m), with one outlying record near 240 m in central Mozambique.

KwaZulu-NatalMozambique

🔒 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.