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Windhoek Partridge Aloe

Gonialoe sladeniana

Windhoek Partridge Aloe
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 4.0

Gonialoe sladeniana is a small, stemless succulent that forms clumps of triangular, white-spotted leaves, native to arid central Namibia. It is grown as a slow-growing succulent and needs sharp drainage and bright light with infrequent watering.

Family
Asphodelaceae (Aloe family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water deeply only when the soil is fully dry, and water less in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus or succulent mix with added grit.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Namibia (Khomas Hochland)
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Gonialoe sladeniana is a species of plant in the genus Gonialoe. It is endemic to arid areas of central Namibia.

Where it grows

The species is endemic to central Namibia, south-west of Windhoek. Here its habitat is rocky quartzite in granite hills & shrubland.

Other Gonialoe plants

Namibian Partridge Aloe · Partridge Breast Aloe · Partridge Aloes

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gonialoe sladeniana 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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