The tilt-head aloe is so named because of the way that its rosette tilts to one side, in the direction of the greatest sun.
In its habitat, this is usually to the north (meaning that it acts as a natural compass).
It is a tall arborescent aloe species, with long, thin, drooping, pale blue-green leaves, that are densely clustered around its tilted rosette.
The pinkish leaf margins are lined with reddish teeth.

Several short, cylindrical, single-branched inflorescences appear in the early spring, when it flowers.
The dense flowers are red or green with white stripes.
The Latin name "speciosa" means showy, and was actually given in reference to its ornamental flowers.
The species is also known as Aloe hexapetala - also in reference to its flowers ("hexa-petala" means "six-petaled").
The tilt-head aloe is so named because of the way that its rosette tilts to one side, in the direction of the greatest sun. In its habitat, this is usually to the north (meaning that it acts as a natural compass). It is a tall arborescent aloe species, with long, thin, drooping, pale blue-green leaves, that are densely clustered around its tilted rosette. The pinkish leaf margins are lined with reddish teeth.
Several short, cylindrical, single-branched inflorescences appear in the early spring, when it flowers. The dense flowers are red or green with white stripes. The Latin name "speciosa" means showy, and was actually given in reference to its ornamental flowers. The species is also known as Aloe hexapetala - also in reference to its flowers ("hexa-petala" means "six-petaled").
Aloe speciosa