Please help with tw IDs.

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jlumbtx
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Please help with tw IDs.

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I have 2 aloes (I think). Can someone identify them for me, please?

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Aloe variegata and another one.
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A variagatea and A distans I believe.
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Thank you.
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Yes, very probably Aloe distans. They don't really fit together in the same pot as A. variegata grows much slower than the clump forming A. distans.
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I dunno, the variegata appears to have a head start, and it's clumping, too. They'll outgrow this pot in a couple years, anyway.
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