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ID a succulent

10 years ago

I actually have no information what kind of succulent this - it was given to me by a stranger and succulents are not my area of expertise. Thanks for any help you can give!






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  • 10 years ago
    last modified: 10 years ago

    It may be Gasteraloe 'Flow'


    thatstarable thanked rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
  • 10 years ago

    It does look a lot like 'Flow' but I'm not sure that's what it is. There is another Aloe I've seen recently that looks like it, but sadly I can't remember the name. Really helpful I know. The leaves can get quite wide. I'll try to look up the name so I can be a bit more helpful.

    thatstarable thanked Nicholas C.
  • 10 years ago

    I agree that the leaves do look like 'Flow', but this plant is just so big! It's about 10-11" long and I haven't seen any 'Flow' get that tall, at least on the google searches I've done. The tall body kind of looks like a haworthia coarctata or reinwardtii, but the leaves aren't bumpy.

  • 10 years ago

    While you're in the process of getting an i.d., be sure the container has a hole in it and don't water it too much.

    thatstarable thanked lgteacher
  • 10 years ago

    It could possibly be Flow. Maybe with low light conditions. Rina, yours looks much closer to Flow. It's the growth habit of the other that makes me question it. That stacking habit is closer to Aloe juvenne but thats not what it is either. This is making me crazy!!

    thatstarable thanked Nicholas C.
  • 10 years ago
    last modified: 10 years ago

    Nicholas

    Juvenna is completely different - much narrower leaves, stacked, skinnier trunks and tends to trail:

    Few in the store were exactly as pictured - I considered they were over-watered and over-fed...not saying that's the reason, just my thoughts while looking at them.

    thatstarable thanked rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
  • 10 years ago
    last modified: 10 years ago

    Beautiful plant Rina. I still agree that the original picture is very likely "Flow", it just looks a bit different from others I've seen. Our Home Depot here had a bunch of them outside yesterday as well and they all seem to not have much of a stacking / slight trailing habit. Again that could be caused simply by changes in light, water or age.

    Here's a recent picture of my "Flow" to show what I mean. (Though I've kind of considered it to possibly be Gasteraloe "Monte Monroe", a hybrid I know nothing about.)

    Another concern you can see in the last picture is that, if mine is Flow, it has narrower, more evenly tapered and less teardrop shaped leaves. Hope that part was clear.

    Sorry I'm adding so much confusion as I'm likely wrong, but it's fun to talk about regardless.

    thatstarable thanked Nicholas C.
  • 10 years ago
    last modified: 10 years ago

    Nicholas

    It's hard to tell them apart sometimes, I am not absolutely sure either. I can see slight difference in shape of leaves on yours, it even looks like it has more of the white spots - but could be just my imagination :) I couldn't find any info on it - I am sure you searched.

    How large is yours? What is confusing that Flow is said to be max. 6x6" and these plants are larger.

    Another similar plant is xGasteraloe 'Royal Highness'. To add to confusion, it is sometimes listed as xAlworthia R.H.; xGasterhaworthia R.H.; xGastrolea R.H....so confusing. It is cross os gasteria batesiana x aloe aristata. Flow is cross of gasteria verrusosa x aloe hybrid (unknown). So there is some difference - but what?

    edited to add: I looked up Costa Farms website where my plant came from, they are showing only gasteraloe Flow and similar looking aloe aristata...

    thatstarable thanked rina_Ontario,Canada 5a