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Aloe ikiorum

Aloe ikiorum
Photo: JonTheSucculentDude, CC BY-SA 4.0

Aloe ikiorum is a succulent aloe from northeast Uganda, forming rosettes with white stripes on the leaves and reaching about 1 metre across when mature. It is a dry-climate plant that needs bright light and sparing water.

Family
Asphodelaceae (Aloe family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply, then let the soil dry out fully before watering again; reduce sharply in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus or succulent mix with added grit or sand.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Uganda
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Aloe ikiorum is a species of Aloe native to northeast Uganda. The name references the Ik people indigenous to the area.

Where it grows

Grows on the rift valley facing the Ugandan Enscarpment in near the Oropoi Border Post crossing into Uganda in tall grass.[2]

Other Aloe plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aloe ikiorum 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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