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Succulent and Aloe Identification

Destiny Freeman

6 years ago

last modified: 6 years ago

Hello,

I am a new aloe and succulent enthusiast. I have had some of these for quite a while, 2 years and some I have just recently acquired. They are all very happy, blooming and reproducing, but some of them I don't know what they are called and I would love to know if someone would help. Especially the big aloe that is blooming. Thank you!

Destiny

(Bad lighting on this one, it is a dark green almost purplish, stacking type aloe? ^)

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rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago

I do not know much about aloes, but first (pic. #2) looks like A. maculata to me...I have one but obviously much smaller in pot & in cold climate, and it looks like yours-same markings and teeth. It never bloomed yet and it pups 'well' - I see yours is too.

I see aloe (?) inflorescence (is it?)- are you trying to grow plat from it? Can't tell what is in same pot - photo is too small and, btw - plant is way too deep inside of it. Also 2 aeoniums (not sure about exact cv names); mixed hanging basket has Lithops, Fenestraria (Baby toes), Anacampseros and Adromiscus cristatus (I do not think they should be together -bit different needs IMO); can't tell for sure looking at the last photo...

To make it easier to refer to different plants, it would be best if you number photos :)
Destiny Freeman thanked rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
Destiny Freeman
Original Author
6 years ago
Thank you! That does look like it! Yes, mine is having babies like crazy. I have 7 in small pots and it has at least seven around it right now.
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I think it's a Haworthia - It has a 'woody' look where the leaves were damaged? The tubercles and yellow-green look is distinctive. Perhaps an etiolated Haworthia attenuata var. radula? The only Haworthia I could think of with really long leaves is Haworthia longiana, but the shorter flatter leaves on the bottom don't match up to that at all. Not so confident in my guess, but perhaps it's better than nothing. Second guess would be some kind of Gasteraloe! =)
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Hello, Thanks to all that take a moment to look at it. I know there are millions of Aloes. I'm guessing it's something easy to id. Probably so, common I should feel like a fool. There is the Succulent Society Sale this weekend. I've only owned it a few month, but I'm pretty certain is solitary species. I have a propagation addiction. If it doesn't make offsets and buying a mate will probably be a clone, I have to say goodbye. I don't want to sell it without a name. Or maybe in some off chance it does occasionally make offset. The bathroom at the best lighting. The tp was the first thing I saw to show size. It just occurred, I should ask about another one. This one I'm not selling. I have been thinking about it. Its only ever made one offset, until recently. It must have known the sale was coming up. It has one on the stem and two below. It has never been a favourite. The colour is very pale. I also, don't like that is starting to get a long stem. Those are not my cup of tea. I shouldn't complain. It still fit a 4" pot with plenty of room to continue that way.
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lgteacher
6 years ago
The rosette shaped plants on the long stems are different varieties of aeonium. When they get leggy you can cut the tops off and replant them. Leave about a hlf inch below the rosette. They will die after flowering, but they don't flower that often and will leave you with a lot of baby plants before they drop their leaves.

The one with the plump leaves with wavy edges is key lime pie. You have lithops and baby toes in the same container. The pale green plant in the green container looks like a graptoveria or graptopetalum.
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rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
6 years ago
Botanical name for key lime pie plant is Adromischus cristatus...
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palmbob
6 years ago
First plant above is Cotyledon orbiculata var oblonga 'Macrantha'. Second is MOSTLY Aloe maculata, if not all maculata. Be nice to see the actual flowers. Haworthia with bad lighting looks like fasciata. Flower might belong to Kalanchoe but no idea which since leaves gone. Then Aeonium's Zwartkop and arboreum Atropurpuream possibly. Then some Sedum hybrid (orange plant). Then Lithops, Fenestralis, Adromischus and unknown Graptoveria I guess. Last one looks like small Jade plants
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