Plant Profile: Soap Aloe (Aloe maculata aka A. saponaria)
Karen Also known as zebra aloe, this evergreen succulent perennial is native to southern and eastern South Africa, and south-eastern Botswana and Zimbabwe where it grows in a variety of habitats…
Genus Aloe for the Garden
Aloes are succulents in the Asphodelaceae family that also includes daylily (Hemerocallis), red hot poker (Kniphofia), and foxtail lily (Eremurus) The genus includes over 500 species in that are native…
Botanical Latin: Maculatus, a, um
Mac u LA tus; from Latin meaning spotted Many plants have spotted parts: flowers, stems, or leaves. Maculatus is most often used as a specific epithet but is also employed…