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aloe ID help
« on: November 23, 2013, 02:47:58 PM »
Got a few small shoots of aloe from a friend yesterday and having a hard time naming it
The plants are small and i couldnt get a good image of them but this picture is identicle to mine only a lot larger
If anyone knows what the name of this is i would greatly appreciate it

Im almost 100%sure that the genus is Aloe
Im not sure but i think the species is Vera
I have no clue what the strain or variety is

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Re: aloe ID help
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2013, 04:01:38 PM »
I have the same one and am led to believe its the true Aloe vera.
"Aloe vera var. chinensis".
Mine is from a patch on a local farm that was originally used back in the day for cosmetics etc and its absolutely identical to that.


https://www.google.com/search?q=Aloe+vera+var.+chinensis&rlz=1T4GGNI_en-GBAU551AU551&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=K8GQUqi3A5CyiQfB9ICoBA&ved=0CCoQsAQ&biw=1680&bih=900
« Last Edit: November 23, 2013, 04:03:42 PM by fairdinkumseeds »
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Re: aloe ID help
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2013, 04:11:52 PM »
Very cool tyvm for the info i really appreciate it
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Re: aloe ID help
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2013, 08:40:36 PM »
I literally just got a lil one like an hour ago from a neighbor, idk if a pup would be the right term for a succulent??

Like 3 inches tall,and looks very similar to the above!

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Re: aloe ID help
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2013, 11:04:41 PM »
I think pup would work. :)
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Re: aloe ID help
« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2013, 12:06:11 AM »
It looks like vera to me for sure. I wouldn't know the culvtivar/variation though.
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Re: aloe ID help
« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2013, 03:19:50 AM »
Its really hot and dry, they are growing in gravel in full sun, so mine are all sad looking, sun burnt, and thin from dehydration.
But you get the idea.
They did look a lot better when I got them, like a lot of things here.....
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Re: aloe ID help
« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2013, 05:25:59 AM »
My aloe does way better inside with low light than when i had it outside in full sun.
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Re: aloe ID help
« Reply #8 on: November 24, 2013, 05:39:50 AM »
Bathroom window is the go, and handy too cos if you cut yourself you always go to the bathroom to wash the wound.
Unfortunately I'm not allowed ANY plants in the house anymore.
Mrs put the foot down as it got a bit ridiculous for a while here.

"You have 25 bloody acres FFS!"  "Do I look like a monkey? Then why is there a F-ing tree in my kitchen?"  "I'm not Tarzan you know, I didn't sign on to live in a F-ing jungle"  ::)
Blah Blah Blah, etc etc etc....

I lost that one, big time.
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Re: aloe ID help
« Reply #9 on: November 24, 2013, 05:44:47 AM »
Lol that sucks but understandable - maby you could get her to agree to a small indoor corner in the back of the house for just a few plants... that way its not a jungle and she dosent have to look at them all the time
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Re: aloe ID help
« Reply #10 on: November 24, 2013, 05:58:19 AM »
Nah, I have to admit, she has a valid point.
We only have a one bedroom house, with combined kitchen/lounge room and laundry/bathroom, and now its off limits inside.
BUT, I have the whole double garage, the whole balcony front and back(its a Queenslander on stilts), plus the greenhouse 30mX2.5m, and the hothouse and every bit of flat land is being used by me....
Cant be too greedy.  ;D
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Re: aloe ID help
« Reply #11 on: November 24, 2013, 06:29:39 AM »
My baby aloe plants under my light are dark red and the middle new leaves are green. I think they are sunburned. :(
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Re: aloe ID help
« Reply #12 on: November 24, 2013, 08:22:17 AM »
Quote from: fairdinkumseeds on November 24, 2013, 05:39:50 AM
"You have 25 bloody acres FFS!"  "Do I look like a monkey? Then why is there a F-ing tree in my kitchen?"  "I'm not Tarzan you know, I didn't sign on to live in a F-ing jungle"  ::)
Blah Blah Blah, etc etc etc....

I lost that one, big time.

Haha thanks for starting my Sunday with a great belly chuckle fairdinkum ;D Sounds like you came up against a force of nature. Always best to swim with the current  ;)

Don't worry Sunshine, your babies will heal with time. I've found it takes a while to learn to speak the aloe language. NW is right - indirect sunlight indoors is where they usually do best.
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Re: aloe ID help
« Reply #13 on: November 24, 2013, 09:25:54 AM »
Quote from: fairdinkumseeds on November 24, 2013, 05:39:50 AM
Bathroom window is the go, and handy too cos if you cut yourself you always go to the bathroom to wash the wound.
Unfortunately I'm not allowed ANY plants in the house anymore.
Mrs put the foot down as it got a bit ridiculous for a while here.

"You have 25 bloody acres FFS!"  "Do I look like a monkey? Then why is there a F-ing tree in my kitchen?"  "I'm not Tarzan you know, I didn't sign on to live in a F-ing jungle"  ::)
Blah Blah Blah, etc etc etc....

I lost that one, big time.

I'm sure she could settle for a few hundred aloe growing in your room. ;)
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Re: aloe ID help
« Reply #14 on: November 24, 2013, 09:27:22 AM »
Quote from: Sunshine on November 24, 2013, 06:29:39 AM
My baby aloe plants under my light are dark red and the middle new leaves are green. I think they are sunburned. :(

Take them away from the light. Put them near a window. They thrive that way i've noticed.
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