This plant is new to cultivation but based on its known parent, which inhabits arid conditions in northwest South Africa into Namibia, this plant will likely be best grown in full sun in a well-drained soil with occasional irrigation. Hardiness is not known but it has withstood temperatures down to 30° F without damage and likely will tolerate temperatures well below this.

Our plants are from seed collected by Nick Deinhart from a plant of Aloe melanacantha growing in cultivation. It was originally thought to be pure seed from self-pollination, but it quickly became clear that this plant was a hybrid, with speculation that it was a result of a cross with Aloe arborescens. The uniform seedlings produced robust plants with a nice form and beautiful flowers, and we continued producing it through vegetative propagation.

The name for this cultivar is one we came up with that references the parent plant Aloe melanacantha with the English translation of "thorny" for the Greek word 'acantha', from the nymph who scratched Apollos face and was then turned into an Acanthus plant. It is also a nod to Nick Deinhart whose name is of Old Germanic origin as one of the surnames derived from the male personal name "Degenhard" from 'degen' meaning "warrior" or "hero" and 'hard' meaning "brave" "hardy" or "strong". We grew this plant from 2013 to 2015. 

Information displayed on this page about Aloe 'Thorny Warrior' is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.