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Voss's Grass Aloe

Aloe vossii

Voss's Grass Aloe
Photo: André Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5

Aloe vossii is a succulent subshrub from the Soutpansberg Mountains in Limpopo, South Africa, grown mainly for its grass-like leaves and succulent habit. It needs well-drained soil and bright light, and it should be kept on the dry side.

Family
Asphodelaceae (Aloe family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Bright indirect, Full sun
Water
Water deeply then let the soil dry out fully between waterings; reduce sharply in winter.
Soil
Gritty, fast-draining cactus or succulent mix.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Limpopo (Soutpansberg Mts.)
Climate
subtropical

About

Aloe vossii is a plant that belongs to the genus Aloe that is part of the Asphodelaceae family. The species is endemic to the Soutpansberg in Limpopo.

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 vossii 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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