Plant in full coastal sun to shade in a well-drained soil and water occasionally. Though from a more tropical location, this plant has been hardy to temperatures around 25° F. While fairly attractive, this plants main attribute is that it is the only aloe we know of that produced bulbils in its inflorescence and this makes it a "Must Have" for aloe collectors.

This plant inhabits the dense rain forests of the Analamaitso Forest and moutainous Sambirano region from 1,000 to 2,600 feet of elevation in the Mahajanga Province in northwestern Madagascar. The specific epithet is from the Latin words 'bulbilla' meaning "small bulb" and '-fer' maning to bear in reference to the bulbils that develop. The varietal name honors Liane Paulian, wife of Dr. Renaud Paulian, the deputy director of the Institut Scientifique de Madagascar, who first collected this plant. This variety paulianae differs only from the species by having bulbils arising only on the main flower peduncle and not the side branches. We also have a form that produces bulbils on all parts of the inflorescence, so not sure what to call it. We thank horticulturist and one time Burbank City Arborist Glen Williams for sharing bulbils from his plant in 2014 and have sold this curious plant since 2017. 

Information displayed on this page about Aloe bulbillifera var. paulianae 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.