Aloe ellenbeckii is a small, proliferous species from Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia. Currently, what once was called Aloe dumetorum is merged under this species. We grow Aloe ellenbeckii outside in Tucson, where it flowers with orange-red, simple racemes in the spring and summer. We grow this plant outside in Tucson, where it is drought hardy and has withstood 23F with minimal damage. These plants are rooted offsets in one-gallon pots.