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ID help needed-is this an Aloe?

7 years ago

I got this from my MIL. I love the plant but don’t know what it is Or how to take care of it.


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  • 7 years ago

  • 7 years ago

    Looks very similar to my Gasteraloe 'Little Warty'. If so, the leaves are very stiff almost like plastic. If softer it may be some thing like Gasterworthia 'Royal Highness'. Or one of the many hybrids in between.

  • 7 years ago
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    Pardon my intrusion, but are other folks seeing 'Related Discussions' now inserted into the middle of the thread (ACKKKKK)? Annoying, intrusive, distracting & irritating. [On a laptop using Chrome]

  • 7 years ago

    I see them too,Karen,mine are not in the middle but on the right side. On a tablet.

  • 7 years ago

    Same, Karen, they're appearing on the right-hand side of the computer. Don't get too ticked - this is a free page, and they're maximizing ad space at the expense of its readers.


  • 7 years ago

    Lisa, I wouldn't put it in much direct sun - it could burn. Bright, indirect light would be best. IMO, it's a Gasteraloe, but the care as outlined above is spot on.


  • 7 years ago
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    Stush, this is "little warty". Lisa's looks like "flow" or one of its many varieties. "flow" scions are quite variable. This one was sold as "radiance" for a while. site reversed pics-top is radiance.

  • 7 years ago

    For me, it's always been on the right, along w/ sponsored products, etc. Now it's smack dab in the middle; yeah, I know it's free Jeff, but GRRR.

  • 7 years ago

    Karen, I guess it's a suggestion about complaining about the things that can be changed - this one won't be. At least they're not turning our words into links like they had been doing some time ago, right?

  • 7 years ago
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    I agree with dave? that its not little warty. Had one for years, donated to botanic garden.

    Ive never seen a plant make so many damn offshoots....

    I also have (or had) flow...........

  • 7 years ago
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    Lisa, I would say it's definitely a Gasteria -- and as such, it doesn't need much light, as cactusmcharris pointed out. Bright but indirect light works, maybe an hour or so of direct light in the morning only. It might be a "Little Warty" but I don't think so. I have two of those and while they look similar, they are not as "shiny" or deep green as yours seems to be.

    I don't believe it's a Gasteraloe "Flow." Those seem to be squattier and more "rosette" oriented. It may be a Gasteria carinata v. verrucosa. It's hard to tell from one photo. Or as Stush pointed out, it might be a cross between Gasteria and Haworthia. If so, again -- bright light but don't put it in direct sunlight. You may have to just spend an hour tooling around the Internet looking at images to see which ones look the most like your plant. It's an activity we have all done at one time or another.

  • 7 years ago

    Agreed but I just thru 'Little Warty' out there. Also pictures don't tell enough like feel texture and so on. But we all been there.

    Some pictures of mine;



    Seen one over a foot high at Home Depot for about $15 with no name similar.

    I keep mine in a north facing window and they do just fine.

    Karen, Seen those on mine a few months ago and they just went away. I hated them as well. They were inserted in between the post. Almost like added to them.