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Partridge Aloes

Gonialoe

Partridge Aloes
Photo: Kurisu rs, CC BY-SA 3.0

Gonialoe, the partridge aloes, is a small genus of three succulent species from southern Africa, formerly classed within Aloe. The key to growing them is bright light and very sparing watering, as with most succulents.

Family
Asphodelaceae (Aloe family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Bright indirect, Full sun
Water
Water thoroughly only when the soil is fully dry, and less often in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus or succulent mix with added grit or perlite.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy

About

Gonialoe (the partridge aloes) is a small genus of three succulent plant species—Gonialoe dinteri, Gonialoe sladeniana and Gonialoe variegata—endemic to coastal South Africa, Namibia and Angola. They were formerly included within the larger, related genus Aloe.

Other Gonialoe plants

Namibian Partridge Aloe · Windhoek Partridge Aloe · Partridge Breast Aloe

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gonialoe 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.

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