Aloe bakeri is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae, native to Madagascar, where it grows on rocky hills at low elevations.[1] Growing to 10- tall by 40cm (20inches) wide, it is an evergreen perennial forming multiple rosettes of spidery succulent green or reddish-green toothed leaves, heavily mottled with white. The leaves are typically 10 cm (4 in) long[2] and bear straight or slightly curved white teeth that are 1 mm long and about 1-2 mm apart.[3] In summer it produces red or orange, green-tipped tubular flowers.[4] These flowers are attractive to birds, bees, and wasps,[5] and are typically 2 cm (0.75 in) long, borne on racemes 30 cm (12 in) tall.
The Latin specific epithet bakeri honours one of two British horticulturalists, in this case John Gilbert Baker of Kew (1834-1920).[6]
With a minimum temperature of 10C, this plant requires winter heat, and in temperate regions is cultivated under glass. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[7] [8] However, it may be susceptible to scale and mealybugs. In the US, this plant is best grown outside only in hardiness zone 11.