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What type of Aloe is this?

kegrilovessmu
11 years ago

I have a bunch of this in my backyard & I don't want all of it, but I'd like to use it somehow. I would like to know what it is so I can figure out how to use it!

Comments (60)

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    here is another spotted Aloe... Aloe barbertoniae

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe brandraaiensis

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe 'commutata' (not likely a true species... but not same as other spotted aloes- blooms at completely different time of year).

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe deltoideodonta

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe duckeri

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe dyeri

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe ellenbeckii

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe esculenta

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe fosteri

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe framesii

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloie grandiedentata

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe greatheadii (there are multiple forms of this... all look alike or very different to me.. in other words, this is a super variable species... making the whole spotted aloe thing even more messy)

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe greatheadii form 2

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe greatheadii form 3

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe greenii

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe grisea

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe harlana

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe hemmingii

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe kilifiensis

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe laterita

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe longibracteata

  • cactusmcharris, interior BC Z4/5
    11 years ago

    Wowsers, Geoff, another outstanding set of photos/posts. And you didn't even show all of the A. deltoideodonta forms that are spotted - restraint itself. That particular clone has really lovely markings, and there are a few I'd never heard of before. Thanks!

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe macrosiphon

  • wantonamara Z8 CenTex
    11 years ago

    We also have to realize that the very prevalent passalong aloes that A maculata are have many variations because the gene pool is not pure so there are variations upon variations.

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe maculata (yellow flower form)

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe mubendiensis

  • wantonamara Z8 CenTex
    11 years ago

    Geoff leaves us all in awe bobbing in his wake.

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe mudenensis

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe nyeriensis

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe parvibracteata

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe prinslooii

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe rauhii

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe 'Rooikaapie'

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe sinkatna hybrid

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe somaliensis

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe 'Sophie'

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe swynertonii

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe trichosantha

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe umfoloziensis

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe verdoorniae

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe vogstii

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Aloe zebrina... whew... glad I could clear up any confusion there might be about what spotted aloe is what.

  • wantonamara Z8 CenTex
    11 years ago

    You are pretty quick with the one photo post. Where there was a void there now is a cacaphony of battling possibilities. I hear that nature abhors a void. Here is proof.

  • lgteacher
    11 years ago

    Thank you for the photos. You have posted an aloe encyclopedia!

  • rosemariero6
    11 years ago

    AWESOME collection, Geoff!! Your photo of Aloe grandidentata looks very much like the poster's plant to me. I'm curious if you have a closer view on that one...NOT that I want you to do more work...after all these beauties posted!

    It is my understanding that A. maculata is not as likely to produce numerous suckers as grandidentata would. Also read that A. maculata has recurved leaf tips. Still, flowers would help confirm ID. Aloe grandidentata are distinctive being the only ones that are club-shaped (clavate). Aloe maculata has distinctly flat-topped racemes.

  • kegrilovessmu
    Original Author
    11 years ago

    My head is spinning! Holy Aloe. There's some really pretty plants there. I like a lot of those better than what I have. I'm going to completely redo what is already in my backyard, I may have to add some of those. Are those all your plants?

    Grabmebymyhandle... I found that out the hard way yesterday. I was trying to be careful, but I got stuck anyways =/ Ouch.

  • lzrddr
    11 years ago

    Someone on another web site had some comments about this not being a collection of 'maculate' aloes, just spotted ones. .picky picky picky. Maculate means spotted, but I understand what he means. The Somalian spotted species are often grouped differently as are many of the smaller spotted, or 'speckled' species. Either way, they are all spotted... and my point being that you CANT tell them apart in many cases by their looks.. you not only have to see their flowers, but also sometimes know where they came from (which is impossible in most cases). As bad as spotted aloes are, Haworthias are way worse, as they are identified with a strong emphasis upon where they originated... as their flowers are nearly all identical, and many species have a huge variety of appearances depending upon how they were grown and from which location they were collected. It is all a mystery to me.

  • silentsurfer
    11 years ago

    Wow!
    What an Amazing Collection!
    Thanks so much for posting those. such a great reference source,, :)

    I picked up this (badly root-rotted) little gem from 'X'-mart the other day,
    ...hard to believe it wasnt pictured above!? lol
    nearest of yours here would seem to be the (Aloe somaliensis,, about 8 pics back) mine hasnt the teeth tho,,,??
    can i consider it a 'spotted'? what would i (you) call it to differentiate it from others?
    Thanks
    ss

  • petrushka (7b)
    11 years ago

    is this a possible juvenna? it was a NOID, it's a trailing monstrosity, the canes are huge. it's very old.
    my very first post years ago was about it, but i had no camera then. this is just a few branches up close.

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