Aloe Bakers Fleur Rouge 4”

The Aloe Bakers “Fleur Rouge” (often a specific retail or cultivar designation of Aloe bakeri) is a highly ornamental, clustering succulent native to Madagascar’s rocky hillsides. Commonly grown in a 5-inch nursery pot, this variety is prized for its narrow, spidery, toothed leaves that turn a vibrant reddish-bronze (“Fleur Rouge”) when exposed to bright sunlight. 

Core Plant Profile

Appearance: This succulent has slender, upright green-to-reddish leaves heavily speckled with distinctive white mottling and lined with soft white teeth.

Growth Habit: It forms a compact and clumping rosette cluster, producing offsets (“pups”) from the base. These offsets quickly fill out a 5-inch container, creating a dense rosette.

Blooms: During warmer months, it produces slender stalks bearing tubular, fiery orange-red flowers tipped with bright green.

Essential Care Guide

Care Factor Requirement

☀️ Light Provide bright, indirect sunlight to partial direct sun. Higher light intensities trigger the deep red/bronze stress coloration (“Fleur Rouge”).

💧 Watering Use the “soak and dry” method. Water thoroughly only when the soil mix has completely dried out. Reduce watering significantly during winter dormancy.

🪴 Soil Ensure a gritty, sharply draining mix. A blend of 50% standard potting soil and 50% coarse sand, pumice, or perlite is ideal to prevent root rot.

🌡️ Temperature Maintain temperatures above 50°F (10°C). It is not frost-tolerant and thrives best as an indoor houseplant or outdoors only in USDA Zone 11.