Help With Identification
Greg couldn't identify Seymour and when I tried to look through the suggestions I accidentally clicked on Zebra Plant. I already have a Zebra Plant and he looks nothing like her, but I can't figure out how to remove that without selecting something else. I was hoping someone could help me identify him so I can correct it in the app. Thanks!! #HaworthiaFasciata #unknownsuccs #greggang #succulentsquad
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@BananaHipster Looks like an Aloe Jurassic Dragon maybe? Definitely not a Christmas carol aloe, way too different than this one. Your aloe has longer leaves, as compared to Christmas Aloe that has more wider leaves that expand and fold down as they mature 😊
They get the red when sunstressed ☀️✨
They get the red when sunstressed ☀️✨
@BananaHipster look up Aloe Broomii as well. I do think it’s an aloe of some type. Can you get a picture from above as well?
@Beeps Not until Monday. Almost all my plants live at the office.
The Aloe Broomii looks totally right in color and "tooth" shape, but mine isn't nearly as full as the pics I found, even though it's fairly large at 6-inches. Granted, mine could just be chintzy. I had to hunt through the entire display to find an echeveria that wasn't beaten to hell and back.
It's interesting that there's so many kinds of aloe that don't look like aloe to me at all! I only have experience with traditional aloe vera, so I expected aloe to have super-plump "leaves" and softer "teeth" than what I'm learning about now. 🙂
The Aloe Broomii looks totally right in color and "tooth" shape, but mine isn't nearly as full as the pics I found, even though it's fairly large at 6-inches. Granted, mine could just be chintzy. I had to hunt through the entire display to find an echeveria that wasn't beaten to hell and back.
It's interesting that there's so many kinds of aloe that don't look like aloe to me at all! I only have experience with traditional aloe vera, so I expected aloe to have super-plump "leaves" and softer "teeth" than what I'm learning about now. 🙂
I think Seymour is a Christmas Aloe that isn't as sun stressed as the ones you see online. If you expose him to more direct light, in small doses, he will show more red.
Many succulents, which is the family aloe falls into, will change colors when exposed to more sun. As an example you can look up the Ruby Necklace stringing succulent. It is bright green until it gets more sun at which point it turns a lovely deep purple.
When sun stressing your plants you want to do this in small doses so the plant doesn't get sunburn. Start with maybe a half an hour of direct sun every few days and I bet you'll see a difference
Many succulents, which is the family aloe falls into, will change colors when exposed to more sun. As an example you can look up the Ruby Necklace stringing succulent. It is bright green until it gets more sun at which point it turns a lovely deep purple.
When sun stressing your plants you want to do this in small doses so the plant doesn't get sunburn. Start with maybe a half an hour of direct sun every few days and I bet you'll see a difference
@BananaHipster Yup! Soooo many Aloes, Cactuses and succulents that looks very similar, but are very different because of slight curvature to the leaves, growth pattern, stem thickness, etc. 🥹🌿
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