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Oct 29, 2012 12:36 PM CST
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Name: Alessandro
Padova (Zone 7b)
Amaryllis Bulbs Region: Europe Irises
Someone can help me identify this Aloe

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Oct 29, 2012 12:37 PM CST

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It's beautiful! I will check tomorrow at work. We have ~ 100 different Aloes!
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Oct 29, 2012 12:45 PM CST
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Name: Alessandro
Padova (Zone 7b)
Amaryllis Bulbs Region: Europe Irises
Dutchlady Many thanks
I have lost the card with the name
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Oct 29, 2012 1:14 PM CST

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It looks familiar so I think I could get an ID.
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Oct 29, 2012 7:57 PM CST
Name: Kristi
east Texas pineywoods (Zone 8a)
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It appears to be Aloe striata
http://www.yuccado.com/aloe-st...

They can become monstrous.
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Oct 30, 2012 3:08 AM CST

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First I was also wondering if it was maybe A. striata (I have several) but the leaves are a different shape. Plus A. striata has a red edge on the leaves.
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Oct 30, 2012 6:22 AM CST
Name: Carole
Clarksville, TN (Zone 6b)
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Yes, I think A. striata leaf is a bit different. I hope you get an ID, Hetty. There are so many beautiful Aloes!
I garden for the pollinators.
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Oct 30, 2012 6:32 AM CST

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I agree - I'll be heading out to the Succulent Garden momentarily so I hope to have more info soon.
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Oct 30, 2012 5:27 PM CST
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Name: Alessandro
Padova (Zone 7b)
Amaryllis Bulbs Region: Europe Irises
Aloe striata seems to have the larger leaf
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Nov 16, 2012 7:06 AM CST
Name: Kristi
east Texas pineywoods (Zone 8a)
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Alessandro ~ I am sorry you have not received an ID for your plant.

I was looking at my A. striata and still wonder if the size of the leaf is affected by the age of the plant, the size of the container or perhaps the nutrients/ moisture received.

If you do not mind, I would like to post a photo or two of my Aloe striata. I have had this plant since 2006. When I received it it was tiny and I would not have believed it would grow as large as it has. I have removed it from the pot and cut the roots back, repotting it twice since I got it.

The lack of teeth on the edges of the leaf and the white border as well as the striation pattern in the leaf are indicators of the ID.

The color of the white border begins to turn pink when temperature drops. Mine has never bloomed but the coral color of the bloom is the reason this plant is also known as a Coral Aloe.

Hope you won't mind the photos... KristiThumb of 2012-11-16/pod/0e9911
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Nov 16, 2012 8:09 AM CST

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Kristi - notice the surface of the leaves on yours are flat whereas on the one Alessandro shows they are more convex; that is why I don't think his is A. striata.
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Nov 16, 2012 8:47 AM CST
Name: Carole
Clarksville, TN (Zone 6b)
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I have searched around and I am still stumped. Shrug!
I garden for the pollinators.
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