Aloe Species, Cape Speckled Aloe

Attracitve aloe with very fine teeth along leaf margins. Leaves tend to start out flat along the ground and suddenly turn up to the sky....Read More In full sun, may get yellowy and sunburned. In shade has a more turquoise coloration. Leaves have subtle flecking. In winter, leaves can become incredibly colorful showing pinks, purples, yellows and greens... beautiful aloe! Flowers profusely in Januaray with variety of flower colors- yellow to red with all the color possibilities in between. Flowers are solitary and robust, coming out 1-3 at a time, usually.

Recent freeze in Los Angeles (Jan 07) of 27F for several hours not only failed to damage this plant (as it did to hundreds of other species), but it also did not affect its flowers, which was unusual as nearly every other aloe flower in the yard was damaged significantly. Nice hardy species!