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Aloe lukeana is a large, solitary succulent aloe from the Karamoja region of Uganda and nearby South Sudan and Kenya, forming a tall stem topped by a wide rosette of recurving, toothed leaves. It is grown as a striking landscape or container specimen in warm, dry climates and needs fast-draining soil and plenty of sun.
Aloe lukeana, or Luke's aloe, is a solitary species of aloe plant with a 3-to-5-foot tall (91 to 152 cm) stem topped by a 3-to-4-foot wide (91 to 122 cm) rosette with multiple (20 to 30) 2-foot long (61 cm) by up to 5-inch (13 cm) wide, recurving, and channeled dark green leaves with large evenly spaced light colored teeth. A. lukeana is native to Mount Morungole near the borders of South Sudan and Kenya in the Karamoja region of Uganda. The species was first formally described by Thomas Cole in 2015 in Cactus and Succulent Journal. Cole named the species after his brother, Luke Cole, who was killed in a traffic accident in Uganda in 2009.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aloe lukeana 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.
