Hi there,
Can anybody help me identify this aloe?
I found it rotting in a freezing cold gents bathroom at the pub I sometimes work in. I dried it out and cut back the rotting roots and leaves and hoped for the best. Now it's thriving and in pride of place in the pub window!
I don't know its name though, can anybody help me identify it?
Thanks in advance.
Mystery rescued Aloe?
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Re: Mystery rescued Aloe?
To me it looks more like an Agave than Aloe (without being able to touch & feel t)
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Re: Mystery rescued Aloe?
Definitely Agave, so more apt for a pub.
Re: Mystery rescued Aloe?
Looks like it could be Agave americana or something similar. It will get huge eventually. Keeping it in a small pot will help hold down the size, but even so you may have to remove the rosettes that get too big periodically to keep the thing manageable.
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Re: Mystery rescued Aloe?
I'll second Saxicola's ID.
I'll grow it as long as it doesn't have glochids. Gaudy flowers a plus.
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Re: Mystery rescued Aloe?
Definitely an Agave, hard to say which one. You might be lucky and have something not quite so huge, but I wouldn't bet on it.
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