Aloe - what should I do with it?

[NCRAS]

This Aloe was growing in a ~2' shallow ~6" pot for about 4 years. I decided where I wanted to put it last year but as you can see, it was damaged by the freeze but it had about 15 flowers on it this spring. Ideas on what should I do with it? I would like to clean it up a bit. It is on a small mound where there will be two tiers. I am going to plant cactus and succulents around it.

Anyone have an idea what species this is?

Thank you.

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[nachtkrabb]

Sorry, I am no Aloe-specialist, so can't tell you the name. But what I would do is give it TIME. Aloe are that robust, it's quite possible it will regrow. So don't you worry too much about it.
N.

[greenknight]

I agree - wait and see, the leaves that are dead will dry up and you can do cleanup then. It's not in bad shape, really.

As for ID, there are so many species and cultivars... but it looks a lot like the common Aloe barbadensis (aka Aloe vera). The tall spikes of yellow flowers match that ID.

[NCRAS]

Thank you for the replies. I was thinking that it was crowding itself and should be thinned or at minimum, the dead parts of the leaves trimmed but I will let her go and see what happens.

[nachtkrabb]

Hi NCRAS,
maybe it was just very hot & dry. I have a couple of Haworthias that looked barely alive to me, or better more dead than alive. I moved them fram half shade to shade, now they are thrieving.
Of course this is not so easy when those Aloe are planted out. It just emphasizes the "wait & see".
N.