Hello Planta community! Meet Mateo. He was given to me nearly 2 years ago, but I haven’t entered him into my Planta app because I have no clue what type of plant he is! I was thinking orchid, but he hasn’t flowered yet. Planta ID’d him as an aloe (I’m dubious). On the other hand, I have been watering him like a succulent and he’s doing well. Any ideas?
I don’t think it’s an orchid. The leaves are much wider and they have aerial roots
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It reminds me of an airplant but it’s very large.
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def not aloe, possibly an agave variety?
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I’m thinking Navajo princess (Agave demeesteriana Jacobi), I’m fairly certain it’s an agave.
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You are probably right about it being an agave. Thick base on the leaves and looks stiff.
1 like Thanks, everyone, for the great suggestions! I realized that I forgot to mention that the leaves are bendable. They’re about the thickness of an orchid’s leaves, but as Freedomskai pointed out, there are no aerial roots
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