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I needed a plastic pot to put a volunteer from my garden into, to share with a friend and was going through some old 1 gallon pots.  I found one that identified an Aloe secundiflora var sobolifera that originated at San Marcos Growers.  Since I know what most of my smaller Aloes are, it was easy to match the one missing a name.  I have removed cuttings from my original one and planted it in various places from heavy shade (one pictured below) to partial sunny spots in my garden.  I'm 95% certain that I have this right, but couldn't find good photos even under San Marcos Growers listing for the plant.  Anyone else growing this species and have photos to compare?  I probably have some older photos of the inflorescence but it isn't in bloom right now, and I didn't search older photos.

Help confirming or contradicting my id would be appreciated.

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Oops.... I started looking and found this photo of one of my clumps in bloom.  This is in a very sunny spot in the garden.  Hopefully this will match.  I'll post the description listed by San Marcos Growers from their website (Plant no longer available from them according to the page):

Aloe secundiflora var. sobolifera A non trunk-forming aloe that forms clumps of 1-2 foot long lanceolate dull-green leaves with brown teeth along the margins that have a bronze coloration in full sun. Plant in full sun in a well-drained soil. Irrigate in summer months and try to keep drier in winter. The rose-pink flowers are described as being borne on 3 to 4 1/2 foot tall branched inflorescence with flowers second (on one side of the stem). This plant is native to sandy soils from 2,000 to 6,000 feet in Tanzania. The suckering habit and dull teeth not joined by a horny rim on leaf margins differentiates this variety from Aloe secundiflora var. secundiflora from Ethiopia. Our plants from seed given to Brian Kemble by Southern California succulent grower Duke Benadom who noted that his plant came from Ernesto Sandoval of U.C. Davis and that the plant was of easy culture in Davis and in Southern California. We note that these plants are a bit variable and are likely garden hybrids. We have not seen these plants bloom and do not know how well they will perform in California gardens.  https://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?region_id=7&plant_id=3396&page=

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More of the same.

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