my cactus collection

Aloe variegata is a stemless, dwarf Aloe up to 12 inches (30 cm) tall and up to 9 inches (23 cm) wide, with 18 to 24 smooth dark-green or brown leaves arranged in three ranks. Each leaf is up to 6 inches (15 cm) long and up to 2.4 inches (6 cm) broad, irregularly variegated, alternately dark green and whitish. The leaf margins are sporadically armed with tiny white teeth. The inflorescence is a raceme and is mostly branched with hanging flowers. The flowers are relatively large, up to 18 inches (45 cm) long, usually orange with green edges, but may vary from a flesh-pink to dull-red and rarely yellow.