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Products > Gasteria bicolor var. liliputana
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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Aloeaceae (now Asphodeloideae) |
| Origin: South Africa (Africa) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: NA |
| Bloomtime: Winter/Spring |
| Height: <1 foot |
| Width: <1 foot |
| Exposure: Shade |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
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Gasteria bicolor var. liliputana (Dwarf Ox-tongue) – A small succulent plant that forms a tight cluster of spirally-arranged, narrow spotted leaves. The flowers, which can appear most any time but primarily in late winter and spring, are a pink-orange expanded tube with green petals that rise barely above the foliage on an unbranched inflorescence. This diminutive (3 - 4 inches tall and wide) plant is great in rock gardens and cool, shady spots. It is hardy to about 30-32° F. This plant is a rare endemic of mountainous area of the Eastern Cape near Grahamstown where it grows in the understory of thickets with many other succulents in shallow quartzitic sandstone soils.
This information about Gasteria bicolor var. liliputana displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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