A Gardeners Forum Forums Gardening Reference Gardening in 2006 great finds, but what are they?

Today I went to a plant nursery a bit down into NJ. I found the BESTEST collection of small cacti and succulents I have EVER SEEN in my life anywhere!!! I've been there before, and they always have a nice selection, but this time it was one long table, upon long table, etc etc! I had all I could do not to buy 100's of them - 3 inch pots of large plants for only $1.89!!!!!!! I ended up with 9. The owner didn't even charge me full price - only charged $15 and no tax, so they came out to $1.67 each - soooooo much cheaper than what Home Depot gets for them - the only other place around that even carries any, and usually in poor shape unless you happen to be there on delivery day!

Here are 3 of the same, that I then potted up together.




another 3 - know what they are?

Another - anyone know what it is?


Another, who am I?


Yet another - anyone know?

Looks like you found a good deal...The the third picture first post third of three of course look like aloe's of different varieties. Those are large plants for that cheap price! Very good buy!

Up until the very last two, they are almost certainly aloe/gasteria/hayworthia, three closely related genuses - close enough that they will produce viable seed in any combination. Here are my guesses: the first 3 that you potted together are aloe. The 2nd 3, from l to r, are aloe, hayworthia, gasteria. The big single one is aloe striata. In enough light the edges of the leaves will turn pink. It's a winter grower. The last 2 I don't know. Gasteria are slow growers and can tolerate more shade than most aloe and hayworthia. Sorry I can't help with species names for any but the striata. I've got 3 of them and know what they look like.
Great buy! May they grow with joy!!

They are NICE plants, Lynne- I don't know what they are, but I like them! You always find the neatest things! GREAT find!

Those are great finds Lynne!!! Love the planting that you did with the first 3 as well.

Great ideas, Great plants, Great deals, no idea what they are! Thanks for sharing, though!!

I think I remember seeing something like the one in the second post, second plant... maybe in one of my teachers' rooms.... I'll find out!!!

ooooooooooooh - Mark - I hope you can find out what it is - I've never seen this one before!

Lynne--I did a search, and this was the closest pic I came up with:

http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:EOXAbRQR45ckDM:http://www.tytyga.com/perennials

Unfortunatly, the website holding the pic won't open for some reason.... but it was considered "a rare aloe" in the descriptian...

Thanks Mark, but I don't think that looks the same.

The one I have is pretty flat looking when you look at it straight on, and the leaves alternate right, left, and so on.

Another question-- are the edges/tips rounded? Or curved?

Found the name for the first picture in the second post here - Aloe Striata.

Margaret - you were right!

I think I found the name of the last pictured.
Agave ornithobroma -

Also known as Maguey Pajarito because birds like to eat it so much in its natural habitat.