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Gasteria: Gasteria cultivars

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gasteria and haworthia pot

Family: Asphodelaceae

Above: succulent pot, Below: gasteria flowers Use: houseplant, desert landscapes
gasteria flowers

Plant: succulent to 12"

Origin: southern Africa

Zone
: 9 - 11

Flowers
: greenish buds precede the stomach-shaped pink and green flowers on a spike

Foliage: hard, warty leaves are sometimes patterned

Culture
: full sun in poor, well-drained soil. Smaller plants may take a few years to bloom. Produces many offsets. Extremely susceptible to frost damage.



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