Its bluish-green leaves are arranged in a distichous fashion in young plants but form a rosette in older plants. The inflorescences are unbranched and hold long, pinkish-red flowers.
A small, usually stemless Aloe found on rocky slopes from Mpumalanga to N. KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and in Swaziland between 1000 and 1600 m elevation.
In juvenile plants two-ranked and the spiral arrangement only appears after a few years of growth. Leaf tips are often red in color especially in hot dry weather up to three simple inflorescences are borne from the plant simultaneously.
My zoysia grass suffered over the winter and I went on a limb to buy a few small bags of seed to repair some bald spots in my lawn. Much to my surprise the seed is coming out after a week and I am expecting wonderful results. Happy camper.