Hi,
I picked up this plant as a small offset labeled 'Snowfall'. As it has developed the leaf shaped has changed to a form which I don't believe is snowfall but more like cv. Bluewinds. Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks
ID on a possible Snowfall
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Re: ID on a possible Snowfall
Color and basic look remind me of 'Eye Scream'. This is reputed by some to be the same cultivar as 'Bluewinds', so I would tend to agree with your premise.
Your plant is perhaps a little too small to say for sure, but that is my initial impression.
I originally obtained my 'Eye Scream' from P.D.N. 'Eye Scream' is a small plant when compared to 'Snowfall'; 'Eye Scream' seems to top out at about 12" in diameter, and is a prolific off-setter.
In the ground, 'Snowfall' can easily and quickly approach a meter in diameter when conditions are to its liking. It is a very meager off-setter.
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Your plant is perhaps a little too small to say for sure, but that is my initial impression.
I originally obtained my 'Eye Scream' from P.D.N. 'Eye Scream' is a small plant when compared to 'Snowfall'; 'Eye Scream' seems to top out at about 12" in diameter, and is a prolific off-setter.
In the ground, 'Snowfall' can easily and quickly approach a meter in diameter when conditions are to its liking. It is a very meager off-setter.
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Re: ID on a possible Snowfall
Nice! I like a pale blue variegated plant. Not many of them.
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Re: ID on a possible Snowfall
I agree, I like the color.
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"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
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Re: ID on a possible Snowfall
Thanks Monger, It will be interesting to see what it turns into. Myself leaning towards eye scream/ bluewinds even more so now. The plant is in a 120mm pot as reference. The blue is a stand out, now to keep the water off the glacous coating
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Re: ID on a possible Snowfall
This one will stay in a pot in the hot house for the foreseeable future. Unfortunately I don’t have much room for a big garden bed