aloe maculata

Aloe maculata (synonym Aloe saponaria; commonly known as the soap aloe or zebra aloe) is a Southern African species of aloe. Local people in South Africa know it informally as the 'Bontaalwyn' in Afrikaans, or 'Lekhala' in the Sesotho language.

It is a very variable species and hybridizes easily with other similar aloes, sometimes making it difficult to identify. The leaves range in colour from red to green, but always have distinctive 'H-shaped' spots.

The flowers are similarly variable in colour, ...