Aloe horombensis subsp. fallax is a Malagasy succulent plant from the southern Ambalavao region.

Botanical name: Aloe horombensis subsp. fallax (J.-P. Castillon) J.-P. Castillon

Synonym: Aloe deltoideondota var. fallax

Family: Aloaceae, Xanthorrhoeaceae, Asphodelaceae

Origin: Madagascar

Common name: aloe

Hardiness: not hardy, zone 10 (perhaps -1°C dry?)

Aloe horombensis ssp. fallax is an acaule (stemless) plant forming several rosettes and flowering in autumn-winter. It is not hardy and we have been growing it in a greenhouse since 2013. It's a Malagasy aloe from the Ambalavao region. We bought it in 2003 from Joël Lodé. At the time, it was sold under the name Aloe ibitiensis, then J.-P. Castillon recognized that it was Aloe deltoideondota var. fallax and, since 2014, Aloe horombensis ssp. fallax. Flowering takes place in late autumn.