Need an ID on this Aloe please. Any guesses to species or cultivar? I'm horrible at Aloes.
Thanks!
What Aloe am I?
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Is it?
I am pretty much a beginner at succulents and that one you could easily sell it to me as an agave of some sort.
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With very few exceptions, agaves always have a central cone in the middle from which the leaves peel off, whereas aloe leaves come out of the center of the rosette one at a time and slowly grow. That's probably the easiest way to tell! Aloes have gel-filled leaves while agaves have stringy woody leaves, but that can be difficult to tell from just a picture.
Here's an agave for reference:
Here's an agave for reference:
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