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Aloe 'Good As Gold' – A stemless hardy Aloe maculata hybrid to 1 tall by 2 feet wide. It has board lanceolate leaves with white spots like typical Aloe maculata (AKA Aloe saponaria) with a 2 foot tall branching inflorescence of bright orange flowers in the early spring. Ideally suited for full sun but grows vegetatively very well in light shade with limited flowering. Drought tolerant. Hardy to about 15-20 degrees F. We got this tough aloe from Pat McNeal of McNeal Growers when visiting Austin for the 2013 Cactus and Succulent Society of American Convention. Pat told us that he got the plant from garden designer, nurseryman and author Tom Peace who had it from his parents garden in Lockhart, Texas, where it was growing up against the wall of the home and tolerating temperatures down to the mid-teens.
The information about Aloe 'Good As Gold' that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.
Please note that after 46 years in business, San Marcos Growers will be discontinuing nursery operations by the end of 2025 and the property will be developed for affordable housing.
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