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Please help ID these aloes, agaves and succulents

Central_Cali369

15 years ago

I have a couple of Aloes, agaves and succulents that really need IDs. I bought some of them at home depot and some were from trades and such and one is a native succulent. The ones from HD had names that i knew for sure were not right. One had the name "Aloe Harlana" but i know that one is extremely rare and wouldnt show up in bulk quantities at a home depot. It turned out to be an aloe hemingii. So here are the ones needing your wits:

>>Click on the photos to see a larger versionAloe #1

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Aloe #2

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Aloe #3 This one said Aloe Ferox. It is probably the only one that might be right. Any second thoughts?

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Aloe #4 Aloe Striata??

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Aloe #5

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Aloe #6 Aloe Ciliaris?

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AGAVE #1 Smooth leaves, no spines, slight variegation

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AGAVE #2

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Cactus #1

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Native Succulent:

Yucca #1

Sorry for such a large number of unknowns, but thank you for helping out!

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gardenguru1950
15 years ago
Aloe #1 = Gasteria, possibly Gasteria lingua.

Aloe #2 = Aloe maculata (formerly A. saponaria)

Aloe #3 = I vote Aloe ferox, too.

Aloe #4 == not the best photo but probably A. striata or a hybrid (there are many intergrades between this species and A. maculata).

Agave #1 == too young to tell

Agave #2 = also too young to tell but possibly Agave parryi

Cactus #1 == an Astrophytum?

Native succulent = Portulaca, Purslane, a weed

Yucca #1 == could be Yucca elephantipes.

Joe
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