This is a fairly large, well-structured, grey-green aloe. The leaves are lined with sharp, reddish-brown spines. When the massive racemes start to change from deep red to ivory white, the aloe rapidly becomes of of the most striking aloes in the Sunbird Aloes collection. Its flowering time is from June to August, thanks to the multiple inflorescences. A short stem may grow with age and there are no stem shoots. If one had to choose just one large aloe for the garden. 'Red Ivory' will be near the top of the list.