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Roggeveld Astroloba

Astroloba bullulata

Roggeveld Astroloba
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0

Roggeveld Astroloba is a small, compact succulent from the Aloe family, native to mountain areas of the southern Cape, South Africa. It grows well as a slow, low-water succulent that needs bright light and well-drained soil.

Family
Asphodelaceae (Aloe family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Bright indirect, Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out fully between waterings, and water less in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus or succulent mix with added grit or pumice.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Astroloba bullulata is a small succulent plant of the Astroloba genus, endemic to mountainous areas of the southern Cape, South Africa.

Where it grows

It is indigenous to the Western Cape, and a small southern section of the Northern Cape, South Africa. Its distribution lies within the districts of Ceres, Sutherland and Laingsburg.

Other Astroloba plants

Eastern Astroloba · Bumpy Astroloba · Cliff Astroloba · Camdaboo Astroloba · Swartberg Astroloba · Astroloba pentagona · Robust Starlobe · Robertson Astroloba · Kleinkaroo Astroloba · Astroloba spirella · Glossy Astroloba · Astrolobas

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Astroloba bullulata 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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