pharmtekk
Florida
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| Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:28 pm Post subject: Anyone good at ID'ing Aloe??? |
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Hello! Anyone good with ID'ing aloe? Happy planting!!
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toni
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| Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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Yours looks like a Aloe aristata, also known as Torch Plant and Lace Aloe
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pharmtekk
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| Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the reply but I don't believe that is it... mine is much bigger, the "leafs" get about a foot long and up to 6" wide. I don't even think one of its baby's is as small as some of the aristata. 
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toni
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pharmtekk
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| Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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 Thanks again Toni but...
Stike #2 I'm affraid! But it has made me figure that perhaps it would be easier if I posted a better picture and better description!!
Here is another picture...
It is approx 2.5-3 feet wide, the "leaves" are approx. 4-5" wide at the base and approx 10"+ long at it's longest. It sprouts a flowering stalk that gets about 5 feet or so tall with red-ish flowers that bloom off of several shoots off the main stalk. I can't find the picture for that...
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The Aloe Juvenna looks like..
It looks pretty neat and the leaves do have similar markings.
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toni
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| Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:44 am Post subject: |
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I have found bunches of Aloes with red blooms.
Also found this site where you might find yours thru.
http://made-in-afrika.com/aloes/order.htm
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pharmtekk
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| Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:47 am Post subject: |
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Wow thanks for sharing that website!!! Now I can't decide which species it is!! I am stuck between several, I may have to wait until one of them blooms again and try to identify again... The ones I am stuck between are... (please anyone chime in with an opinion!!)
Aloe brandraaiensis
Aloe grandidentata
Aloe maculata
Aloe zebrina
Thanks Toni!
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Rosemarie
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I realize this is a very, very old post...but thought I'd put in my 2ยข worth: I believe it is Aloe grandidentata. Blooms/inflorescence would help nail down the ID further.
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cherylad
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| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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Reminds me of my Soap Aloe.
Aloe saponaria - top view ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )
Aloe saponaria - full ( photo / image / picture from cherylad's Garden )
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