A wild, "warrior-style" aloe with blue-gray leaves edged sharply with bright red, jagged spines that curl dramatically backward. Its smooth leaf surfaces, along with hefty, dark red claws, look almost centipede-like. The rosette can reach up to 25 cm across, with narrow, sharp leaves—its fierce silhouette even evokes a Dyckia. Not only are the spines along the edge, but sometimes you’ll find little spines dotted across the leaf surface too. When new, the spines are the same color as the leaf, with the center tinged yellow and just the very tip glowing a brilliant red. Unfortunately, its hybrid parentage hasn’t been made public, but the origins are crystal clear: it was introduced in 2016 by Karen Zimmerman, a renowned creator of many outstanding hybrids at the Huntington Botanical Gardens, and there’s even a perfect official catalog available.

By the way, the name isn’t spelled "Coyote" but, "Coyotee"—with one extra 'e' at the end, and that’s the correct spelling. It’s named for Cody Coyotee Howard, whose middle name is "Coyotee" (he left Huntington to pursue his PhD researching Ledebouria), as explained here. And just maybe, the name rides on the tail of Wile E. Coyote, a character from Warner Bros.’ Looney Tunes.

It doesn’t produce many offsets (pups), and it’s even considered "hard to find" among collectors overseas. You could call it a choice pick for connoisseurs.

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