Plant in full sun to light shade with occasional to infrequent summer watering. Hardy to at least 25° F. A very nice bulky aloe that makes and attractive barrier plant or specimen where a solid attractive plant is needed.

Aloe 'Big Mac' has been found growing around Santa Barbara since the 1990s (maybe longer), but nobody seemed to have a name for it or know of its origins. From its looks we guess it to be something like a cross between Aloe arborescens and Aloe maculata and after just calling it "that big maculate aloe" for many years we were convinced that we needed a name to call it, so asked for suggestions. Jeff Chemnick of Aloes in Wonderland suggested the name Aloe 'Big Mac', and we thought it a great name for this large plant that obviously had some Aloe maculata in its parentage, and this name has since stuck. We thank Jeff for his suggested name and also longtime Santa Barbara gardener Bruno Bardini for first bringing this plant to our attention in the 1990s. A plant Bruno gave us back then that was planted in our garden has repeatedly been asked about it and after naming it 'Big Mac' we have sold in our nursery since 2014. 

The information displayed on this page about Aloe 'Big Mac' is based on the research we have conducted about it in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about this plant as it grows in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant have performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we have received from others and welcome hearing from anyone with information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information that will aid others to better grow it.