Another mystery plant (agave family?)

[newchickmom09]

My hubby always brings me home random plants that he finds. About a year ago he brought home this plant. I am pretty sure it is in the agave family but that is all I know. The plant really doen't grow that fast but then again it only gets about 4 hours of sunlight. I don't have a picture of it in bloom but the blooms look just like aloe.
Side view

Top view

 

[sonjab314]

I don't know what it is but it sure looks wicked from the side view :bee

 

[hoodat]

My hubby always brings me home random plants that he finds. About a year ago he brought home this plant. I am pretty sure it is in the agave family but that is all I know. The plant really doen't grow that fast but then again it only gets about 4 hours of sunlight. I don't have a picture of it in bloom but the blooms look just like aloe.
Side view
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa120/kicks_lol/100_3228.jpg
Top view
http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa120/kicks_lol/100_3229.jpg

I'm about 99% certain you're Right in classing it as an agave but there are so many thousands of crosses and cultivars of them in the nursery trade these days I wouldn't even guess at the variety.

 

[newchickmom09]

sonjab314~
It does look like it is sharp but the only sharp part is the tips. I love it, I think it is such a crazy looking plant.

hoodat~
That is what I was afraid of. :/ Everyone asks what is that and I tell them agave. I am pretty sure 99% it is agave I couldn't imagine it being anything other then that.

Non the less it is a neat looking plant.

 

[hoodat]

I seem to remember seeing one like that only bigger. It was about two feet tall and they called it a zebra agave. I'd have to see the two together to be sure.

 

[beavis]

Its a common ALoe sp. , popular house plant entitled: Aloe variegata

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloe_variegata

I love Aloes, I had over 50 species at my old house in Rancho Penasquitos, California.

 

[obsessed]

I think it is pretty!

 

[newchickmom09]

Its a common ALoe sp. , popular house plant entitled: Aloe variegata

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloe_variegata

I love Aloes, I had over 50 species at my old house in Rancho Penasquitos, California.

I think you got it! It is also called Tiger Aloe from reading about it.

I would have never guessed it was just a pretty aloe.

My BIL just gave me three small regular aloe plants since I was saying I wanted some aloe.

You can use it just like regualr aloe then right? The only difference is that this one is variegated.

Thanks for everyones help.

 

[vfem]

I was going to say, that is much prettier then any aloe I had ever had!