Bulb aloe. One name that matches this image is aloe inconspicua

//the REAL name is aloe albida

https://images43.fotki.com/v1610/photos/9/954369/11457820/Aloealbida05-vi.jpg

As macranthos said, a photo with better resolution will help. Since you own it, it should be possible to get a better photo.

Are we even sure it is a succulent? Looks more like a form of albuca to me........

Sorry, forgot about this thread. Here's a better pic. Never would have thought aloe!

What about agave tenuifolia?

Macranthos, you have an excellent point there! It also looks like a young specimen of that! I may never know what it is now! LOL. Thanks for the suggestions!

I was going to also put out there that it might be Calibanus hookerii, but one of the Agave family members is probably closer to the truth. Grass aloes are usually quite rare in nurseries/arboretums.

And grass aloes are glabrous.

I was going to say, grass aloe, how exciting, lol. But if they are quite rare, than I guess I'll keep it. (I was going to anyway--it kinda grows on me).

If it flowers then post a pic of the flower. That would help us nail down the ID.

Grass aloes are quite nice and can be quite a bit hardier than the non-deciduous types. I’ve had them survive 10F here. They just don’t like simultaneous cold and wet terribly much.

Oh, I certainly will! It would be very nice if it bloomed. I will be keeping it indoors, by the way.

It will not do well indoors.

I guess that means it'll go into my HOT, and I mean SCORCHING hot desert garden. Even in shade, my semps are suffering. Don't know how it will take to that.

once again harris.. you try to discredit me, without any actual proof. Calibanus hookerii, is a caudiciform from mexico, a close relative of the popular beaucarnea recurvata. It lacks the apparent bulb structure this plant has, and instead, has a persistent, woody, often fracturing caudex. It is also incredibly rare. In addition, none of the members of the agave and nolina families(dasilirion, true nolina, agave, manfreda etc), have a thick bulbous base near the root, noticeable at a young age and size.

Also, no pointy spikes on leaf ends for agave ID. All have them, even tenuifolia

Stefan, please note AGAIN that a difference of opinion is not the same thing as discrediting. We can have opposing points of view.

Also, Calibanus hookeri is not incredibly rare here in the Southwest. Perhaps it is where you are and other places, but not here.

As to not having a thick bulbous base, I'm guessing you haven't seen many Nolina. Many of them have exactly that.

Nolina is not beaucarnea. Beaucarnea is the caudiciform...and its still woody, not bulbous...

Nolina is the beaucarnea foliage, without the wood bits...

this nolina bigelovihttps://cabezaprieta.org/images/rutman/NolinaBigelovii_CabPrietas_jan05g.jpg

this is beaucarne

Young

https://www.plantopedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/beaucarnea-recurvata-n5.jpg

Old

And blame the sideways bit on houzz.

Randi,

Grass aloes are generally found, if at all then, in specialty nurseries. IIRC, their regeneration in habitat is aided by fire. Pyrophyticism seems to be a quality many grass aloes share. I don't know where you grow, but yes, most Semps don't take kindly to extreme heat and most also need cold to do well. Not all of them, though.

Agave would be well suited to the high desert in SoCal. However, since we aren’t certain of the ID and it’s still the middle of summer with blasting temps outside, now would not be the best time to simply plop it in the ground. Keep it outside in some shade (especially from the afternoon sun) as much as you can before bringing it in for the winter. A “sunny window” is usually about 1/10th as bright as a plant needs. Flowers would really help confirm any ID and lots of sun will be needed to force them.

Here's a pic up close of the caudiciform, if that's what it is.

FYI, that’s called the Caudex. A caudiciform is a plant that grows a swollen caudex.

Well, that was quite the discussion!! I hope it blooms so I can, someday, discover what it actually is! And I will find it a shady spot until I bring it in later for the winter. Thanks all for the lively input!

Looks like an onion to me.

I have grown onions, as well as chives. Onions bulb like that. Their stalks are grasslike, but grow thicker and hollow over time.

I’m pretty sure that’s not an onion. You could rub the foliage and decide pretty quick with your nose, tho.

Well, just rubbed the foliage, and guess what? Not an onion!

Then it reeks not of garlick nor leek?

Nope, lol. No odor at all. And the plot thickens . . .