Plant in full sun and water occasionally to little once established, though plants grow much faster and more lushly with regular irrigation. Reportedly tolerant of most soil types and varied climates but not cold hardy much below 27 °F as evidenced by damage and survival stories reported around the Los Angeles area after the January 2007 cold spell – all our plants in the nursery were covered so we don't know if it could have survived exposed to the 25°F that we got 3 nights in a row during this period. This is a great centerpiece specimen for the near frost free garden with red foliage and flowers making a stunning combination in January. The flowers attract bees and birds to the garden.

Aloe vaombe comes from Southern Madagascar where it grows in dry thorny scrub on limestone soils. The specific epithet comes from the indigenous Malagasy name 'vahombre'. We have grown this great plant since acquiring our first stock plants from Rancho Soledad Nursery in May 2004. 

The information displayed on this page about Aloe vaombe is based on the research we have conducted about it in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about this plant as it grows in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant have performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we have received from others and welcome hearing from anyone with information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information that will aid others to better grow it.