Looks like it has some Aloe in it.

They look more like an aloe to me.

Yes, more like 'Walmsley's black' or something similar, but Haworthia fasciata?! I would not wonder if it was just 1 plant - someone may have displaced label from another plant. But there were no Haworthia fasciata around (except few in 2" pots from different grower, no ID at all). So they must have all come like that from Costa Farms. I checked every one...all same labels.

I saw something similar recently. A whole section of plants were labeled like yours except it said they were echeverias. It was quite obvious that they were not. I've seen individual plants mislabeled but not big groups of plants like that.

That looks just like the plant in one of several threads by Kamrin McNeill all entitled 'what kind of succulent is this?' Posted 23 hrs ago on the previous page! If the suppliers don't even know what they are, heaven help new growers!

I recently bought two cacti grafted onto Hylocereus. Two different kinds of Sulcorebutia I think, rauschii and something else. One was labeled "Gymnocalycium Japan", the other "Gymnocalycium Brazil". A few more were labeled the same in the (Dutch) garden centre. Obvious case of left over labels from the more usual grafting victims.

Overhere (in the Netherlands) a lot of nurserys sell succulents with the name: cactus.

Umm... That label looks too fancy to misplace.

At least there was a little Haworthia in this one. =P

I bought the exact same plant with that label. Same thing- at least twenty of the same mislabeled plant. I've been thinking either black gem or walmsley's bronze. Mine started off pretty dark green in the store but has bronzed up quite a bit after a few weeks in the window.

I think the only haworthia in this plant is on the word printed on the label. I hope I find one, I want to see how it blooms and it should be starting right about now.

It's an alternative Haworthia. SAD!

lol jeff

I saw some of these plants with the same mislabel--Haworthia fasciata--in Connecticut.

Hey guys,

Sorry --- we made a mistake here. You're right: It's absolutely an error. While we work to make sure things are properly labeled, issues do slip through the cracks. Unfortunately, once plants ship out, we can't go back and re-label them, but I will pass this on to the team so they can see if they can determine how this happened and prevent it from happening again.

Thanks for pointing it out!

---Justin, Costa Farms Horticulturist

Justin

I was thinking about messaging you, so glad you noticed the post. Yeah, mistakes happen...What is your official & correct name for this plant?

Thanks, Justin.

Justin, thanks for being a stand-up guy. Again.

Thank you Justin. I, like Rina, would be interested in knowing your official name for this plant.

Hey guys,

Thanks for your patience --- I wanted to verify with our grower so I didn't give you wrong information. It turns out it is Haworthia pentagona.

---Justin
Costa Farms Horticulturist

Oh dear... Now I am confused.

I look up H. pentagona, and I get plants that look EXACTLY like A. 'Walmsley's bronze'. Confusing.

Justin,

Pls. l look again, you guys have sold it as A. walmsley & 2 wks ago, I saw EA had it labeled yet anew A. 'hedgehog'.

We don't thinks it's a Haw, it' seems an Aloe. When I killed it (2 small pots of it last year), it was w/ a striped variegation.

In my confusion on this plant (which I found prone to rot) May I say GRRRRRRRRR!!

Lena / Karen

Found this information out; X Alworthia "Black Gem"-Aloe "Black Gem"-Haworthia pentagona. Believe this is a synonym of same plant. Believe it is a Aloe. Flower will prove it. If a hybrid, has more Aloe than Haworthia in it. I believe it is also 'Walmsley's Bronze' as well. Same plant with many names.

Karen, I still got my variegated ones. If I put them in direct sun, they will lose their variegation. They muliply quite easily with new pups. Purchased mine from Wal-Marts with no ID but cheap at $3 for a multi plant pot.

Also purchased in past as Aloe "Walmsley's Bronze" on Ebay.

Also purchased in past as Aloworthia ' Black Gem' on Ebay.

I have all these plants side by side and believe me, they are all the same plant. At least Wal-Marts was cheap and with no ID. Gave many away thru the years.

Justin, no fault of yours. Thanks again for helping out.

Stush

I agree with you...there are many different names with the photo showing the same plant. So I guess that is another synonym...I have seen all names Stush posted, plus one more: Aloe Walmsley's Bronze Stripllicious....

Plant I bought originally in 2013 had no name and was variegated (not as nicely as yours, Stush); but now is almost totally green.

Found a picture of an actual Haworthia pentagona. At least this one does look like a Hawothia;

Stush

That is a different plant...I mean different than one EA sells as such. Different leaves and different growth habit.

Stush2049: Thanks for doing that research! This is one of the reasons I'm not into cacti and succulents --- the nomenclature can be dizzying.

---Justin, Costa Farms Horticulturist

If enough people buy this plant, post photos of it with that label online, ultimately that's the information people will get when they Google it. That's how the engine works. Thanks a lot, Costa Farms.

Again, I apologize on behalf of Costa Farms for the mistake, Pagan. I know it doesn't solve the problem, but we are working to reduce mistakes as much as we can.

---Justin, Costa Farms

I'll tell a story of a man who carried a pen in his pocket and a man who carried a pencil with an eraser on the end. My boss said the man with the pen doesn't make mistakes while the other one does. I told him the man with the pen doesn't correct the mistakes he makes. We all make mistakes. It is the person who is willing to correct them is what's important here. If that being the few mistakes Costa Farms makes then I'm happy with them. They do provide nice plants cheap. I don't like the spray painted plants. If people are willing to spend their money on them and they sell out, who's to blame them for doing business. Some of those people later gets mad and upset for being duped. You may not get repeat customers.

Sorry for going off here. I mean no disrespect to anyone.

Rina, Mentioned in my book of Haworthias by John Pilbeam. It is listed as Astroloba pentagona which is part of the Haworthia group. Also know as Aloe pentagona. They are known for stacking column growth. Knew that $30 book would come in handy some day.