Aloe cameronii, commonly red aloe or Cameron's Ruwari aloe, is not indigenous to South Africa, but a tropical African species found in Zimbabwe to Malawi. The plant in the picture was photographed in Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden during January. In habitat the winter leaf colour is green to dark green, typically assuming the coppery red shade seen here during summer. The plant in this picture may have immigrant adaption issues however, being red-leaved in a hot but wet Gauteng summer. (www.zimbabweflora.co.za; www.smgrowers.com)