Plant is coastal full sun to part sun inland in a well-drained soil. Prefers not to have wet roots in winter months so soil must drain well, and any additional irrigation withheld during a typical wet California winter but it appreciates occasional to infrequent irrigation in summer months. Cold hardy to around 27° F, so may need protection from moderate frost. A great aloe for a dry morning sun location. Easy to maintain in a pot, raised mound or a dry wall.

Aloe reynoldsii has a very restricted natural distribution in a unique habitat on sheer south-facing shale cliffs along the Mbashe River around 1000 to 2000 feet in elevation near Idutywa in the Eastern Cape. This area has hot summers and cooler, dry winters with rainfall occurring mainly in summer. The specific epithet honors well-known aloe expert and author Gilbert W. Reynolds (1895–1967). Another common name is Yellow Spineless Aloe. Our first plants of this species were grown from seed acquired from the South African National Botanic Garden at Kirstenbosch in 1989 but our crops were later grown from seed collected at our nurser off a plant purchased from Arid Lands Nursery in 2009. 

The information about Aloe reynoldsii that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.