Aloe vogtsii

Native to the Soutpansberg in South Africa’s Limpopo province, this succulent subshrub forms a compact rosette on a short stem. Its fleshy leaves have distinctive small H-shaped white spots. Open, branching flower clusters rise about 2 feet above the plant. Spreading, two-colored buds open into hanging red-orange tubular flowers, usually with pale white or yellow tips. It grows in montane mistbelt grassland and woodland in South Africa, between about 4,600 and 5,600 feet. Habitat loss from plantations, agriculture and expanding settlements is reducing wild populations. Photographed in Florida.