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Aloe tormentorii

Aloe tormentorii
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 3.0

Aloe tormentorii is a small, usually solitary succulent from Mauritius, with turquoise rosettes of leaves and salmon-coloured flowers. It needs full sun, sharp drainage and little water, like most aloes.

Family
Asphodelaceae (Aloe family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply then let the soil dry out fully between waterings; reduce sharply in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus or succulent mix, with grit or perlite added.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
N. Mauritius (incl. î. Ronde)
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Aloe tormentorii is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae. It is sometimes referred to by the common name Mazambron. This Aloe is endemic to the island of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean.

It is one of only two Aloes to naturally occur in Mauritius - the other being the tall growing Aloe purpurea.

Where it grows

Once widespread in Mauritius, it is now restricted to two tiny rocky islets that lie to the north of Mauritius (Round Island and Gunners Quoin). Here its habitat is on exposed rocky slopes and outcrops which are relatively drier than the habitat of its closest relatives such as Aloe purpurea.

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 tormentorii 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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