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Problem with Climbing Aloe mid-stem drying up
I started this on my window sill 3 years ago. It was a lot bigger than current photo, had to cut off dying. The stems are drying up and dying. I did transplant and moved it from back yard (hotter) to ...
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Are these plants Aloe or Gasteraloe?
I have received these plants from somebody who didn't know what their name was. Can you help with an ID?
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Is this an Aloe kilifiensis?
I was sent this plant labeled 'Aloe kilifiensis'. I looked up some pictures, and didn't seem to find anything even remotely similar. In my eyes it looks more like to Gasteraloe 'Green Gold'.
Can ...
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What species of aloe is this young start?
Someone mailed me a small aloe start, with the label 'Aloe aculeata marlothii ssp. marlothii' (yeah, I have no idea what that was about). Here's a picture:
Looking up plants this young online, there ...
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Can rice be used as a potting medium?
A friend took the attached picture a few months ago. It is an Aloe vera potted in rice, coffee and sugar. I would like to learn how to use rice (and coffee and sugar) to grow plants in.
I wonder if ...
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What is this succulent with spined leaves with a triangular cross-section?
A few weeks ago I got this plant from someone:
Sadly it looks like it is dying. What kind of plant is this? I have been watering it twice a week, keeping the soil moist. What did I do wrong and how ...
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What is the proper soil type for Aloe?
I have a couple aloe plants that don't seem to be really growing much. I'm pretty sure it's because I never bothered to look up what soil they really need and have just been keeping them in potting ...
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