Aloe maculata  previously known as Aloe saponaria from South Africa

  Aloe maculata plant is neat with showy flowers - ideal for a boarder in a garden.
This is a very hardy medium sized maculate aloe from a very wide habitat.
In a dry sunny climate the leaves of Aloe maculata are short and wide.  Plants from a wetter climate, especially when planted in shade,  has narrow long leaves.
Aloe maculata forms suckers freely.

Aloes are succulent plants, also known as fatplants. Given the right conditions they can be grown as a houseplant or as a potplant in the garden or greenhouse.
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Photo left:- This very neat  Aloe maculata plant is from the Eastern Cape and it blooms in winter.
Photo right:-  The raceme of Aloe maculata top view
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photo left: An Aloe maculata from the winter rainfall area in the western Cape.  The flowers are coral pink - flowering time late summer - early autumn.
photo right:  These two A.maculata plants flower in winter.  The flowers are a clear orange.   (color does not show well on this photo. )
The color of the flowers of Aloe maculata vary and there is a yellow form.   I would love to get one.