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White Grass Aloe

Aloe albida

Aloe albida is a small, dwarf succulent with a rosette of pale grey-blue leaves and small white flowers, native to montane grassland and rocky crevices in South Africa and Eswatini. It is best grown in bright, free-draining conditions where it can stay dry between waterings.

Family
Asphodelaceae (Aloe family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out fully between waterings, and water less in winter.
Soil
Gritty, fast-draining cactus or succulent mix.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect from frost below 0 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Mpumalanga to Eswatini
Climate
subtropical

About

Aloe albida is a dwarf species of succulent plant.

Where it grows

It grows in montane grassland and in crevices among rocks where grasses are kept fairly short. It is found on the mountains in Barberton in Mpumalanga Province of South Africa to the northern border, of as well as parts of Eswatini (Swaziland).

Other Aloe plants

Aloe aaata · Aloe aageodonta · Aloe abyssicola · Tent Cent Aloe · Spotted Aloe · African Aloe · Aloe albiflora · Aldabra Aloe · Aloe ambigens · Aloe andongensis · Wylliespoort Aloe · Aloe ankaranensis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aloe albida by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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