Botanical Name: Gasteria species
Common Name: Gasteria
Type of Plant: monocot: perennial
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape small upright succulent with two ranks of thick, warty, spotted, fleshy three-sided leaves; distinctive flowers held high above foliage
Height lvs 1' fl. to 3'
Spread to 2'
Growth Rate slow
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun to partial shade
Soil prefers a well drained soil, fairly tolerant of most soils
Hardiness tender; Zones 17, 19, 21-24
 
Morphology:
Leaves thick, succulent, to 6" long, arranged in two ranks; most species are blue green with silvery, warty spots on leaves
Flowers loose raceme of pink to orange flowers tipped with green
Fruit small fleshy capsule
 
Propagation:
leaf cuttings, division
 
Usage:
excellent container plant, mixed with other succulents, good in dry shaded areas and in desert theme gardens
 
Landscape Care:
Watering takes average watering, prefers to be kept fairly dry
Fertilizing slow release fertilizer once yearly
Pruning remove dead leaves, spent flower stalks
Pests/Diseases none significant
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: South Africa
Family: Liliaceae

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