It looks like Aloe tenuior to me. It will help to see the bloom for ID. If it is this one, it will have yellow blooms.

Looks like an Aloe ciliaris to me. The leaves look too thick to be tenuior.

Now im getting confused..... o.o :-D
Other suggestions?

It's not A. arborescens. Here's Aloe arborescens:

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Now i know what its not!!!!! :-D :-D

hi Angellilly,

it looks a lot like A. ciliaris to me, too. it's definitely not A. arborescens. i normally don't disagree with Rosemarie (she's an IDing phenom), but my A. tenuior has smaller rosettes on thin, woody stems and forms a small bush. and my A. tenuior flowers are actually two toned orange/yellow.

Bri.

Brian,

I thought A. tenuior's flowers are yellow?

Evenin garden gurus!I searched the web and indeed my plant seems to be an aloe ciliaris hybrid (unless you have any other suggestions).The only way of an accurate id for my plant will be when it flowers,and when it does ill post a photo.By the way cactusmcharris while searching for aloe tenuior i found out that there are tenuior cultivars that have pink or red flowers!
cheers

AL,

I can see some of the A. ciliaris in it - it is, btw, a superior plant for chain-link fences.

Hey cactusmcharris!Its hardy and pretty alright but what about its properties?can i use its sap in a burn?or buy an aloe vera plant?
cheers

The person who showed the Aloe arborescens, is correct.
No one showed the other two plants, nor decribed them correctly. A. tenior may have yellow flower, and I have one that also has coral/red/organge flowers. Tenior has the most narrow leaves, A. ciliate, has ciliata around the leaves where they join the steam, and is a climber. Ferox, can be used on wounds, and straches it is a tree Aloe, Aloe vera which there are two varieties. One green another tan purpleish color. I believe if I remember correct one has yellow flowers the other an orange coral color
Aloe vera is the most commonaly known for wounds, soap, make up and other uses. I did not proof this. Norma

I guessed it might be A. tenuior, based on photos at the Yahoo Aloe group files. They had one that looked just like the one shown here by AL (the OP). I should've looked further on the net, because I later found many showing how skinny the leaves are on it. So, I take it back! :D Sorry.

Because of the CD shown in the pic, I figured that it no way could've been Aloe ciliaris...besides it not having cilia around the leaf where it clasped the stem.

Here is my A. ciliaris with CD to show size of leaves: (click for larger view)

So, I don't know what it is. :)
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so is it practically impossible to id this?
another shot under natural light:
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Nice to have an additional shot. You said an inflorescence was forming. Where is it located? A bloom will help tremendously in getting an ID. It may be awhile till you see it, though.

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lolol sorry..couldnt resist!!!

It's going to grow chili peppers? That's just stupendous!

Absolutely stupendous. Miraculous even. :)

>:-( hey!!!!
ok..you asked for it!
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is this better?Everyone is a critic these days..sheesh...

Oh I get it now, it's going to grow hallucinogenic chile peppers. Cool!

I got the message. Thank you

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(sighs) i give up..
pass me a hallucinogenic chile pepper please.......

They're cute drawings...but I still have a question: is the arrow pointing to a bud behind the leaf we see?

yeah,its really small though.

AL,

That's how they start out.

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So what was decided? Has anyone of you figured it out yet?

hiya all!i moved the leaf out of the way so i can expose the flower:
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perhaps i can name my mystery plant Lethalweaponsis Norma!lololol

If it is an unnamed you may name it anything you want, how about A. Jeffieae, I'm pretty sure it is an Illeg. hybrid.

:-D lol

an update of the flower's progress:(not a very good photo)
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in a week or so i may see the first flower!btw the plant seems to be a kind of striatula hybrid;it has most of striatula's characteristics...... but it lacks the striped stem sheaths....(*sigh*)
Somewhat irrelevant to the subject, i visited my local flower,indoor/outdoor plant show where i bought a nice specimen of the common aloe variegata but it was unique among the 30 something plants they had;look what ive got:
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(evil laugh)

Did you ever figure out what it was? It looks like Aloe barbarae (tree aloe, South African) to me, although the leaves might be a little broad.

Hi!well,from i gathered it may(or may not)be an Aloe delaetii hybrid of sorts,a tough plant that grows really quick and pups like crazy.Last year it gave me about 15 pups,very very prolific plant.Too bad it isnt all that attractive.....