The dune aloe (Aloe thraskii) is a large, single-stemmed, tree-like succulent that grows to a height of 6.5 to 13.5 feet tall. Its deeply concave, pale olive-green, strongly recurved leaves have reddish-brown marginal teeth. The small, tubular, green-tipped yellow flowers have a bicolored appearance because of the orange stamens that protrude from each flower’s mouth. They bloom on well-branched inflorescences that can produce 15 to 25 upright, broadly cylindrical, short racemes. Up to four inflorescences are borne from each rosette. The dune aloe was discovered in dune vegetation along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape of South Africa. First described and published in the Journal of the Linnean Society, London, the plant was named by John Gilbert Baker (1834-1920) in 1880 for a Mr. Thrask, about whom nothing is known. Attractive to birds, butterflies, and bees, the dune aloe is deer tolerant.