Aloe maculata All.
Spotted aloe (Aloe maculata) is a long-lived, evergreen succulent that is native to South Africa. It was introduced to New Zealand as a garden ornamental and was first recorded in the wild (naturalised) in 1883. The plant forms dense clumps of fleshy, grey-green leaves with pale spots and sharp teeth along the margins. It flowers from June to September, producing tall spikes of orange to red tubular flowers, which develop into capsules containing numerous black seeds. It tolerates drought, wind, salt and poor soils. It reproduces by seed and vegetatively by producing offsets around the base of the parent plant. Seeds are dispersed by wind. Offsets are spread by soil movement, dumped garden waste and other human activities.
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