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These are wild plants from South Africa in Little Karoo near Oudtshoorn.

Author:  Carl Linnaeus 1753
Family:  Asphodelaceae 
Habitat:   Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
Soil:   Mix
Water:   Medium
Sun:   Maximum
Thickness:  20 centimetres
Height:  30 centimetres
Flower:   Reddish
Propagate:   Seeds/Cuttings
Names:   Partridge Breast, Tigeraloë, Papageienaloë, Алоэ пестрое, nozzle of parrot, gorge with partridge
Synonyms:   Aloe ausana, Dinter.
Aloe punctata,
Haw.
Gonialoe variegata
, Boatwr. & J.C.Manning.
Tulista variegata,
G.D.Rowley.

This member of the Asphodelaceae  family was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It is found in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with little to some water and lots of sun. The plant will raise to 30 centimetres and get ping to reddish flowers.

The whole plant is poisonous.

Also seen as Liliaceae, which is the old family.