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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.
The information on this page is based on research conducted about this plant in the San Marcos Growers library, from online sources, and from observations made of the crops growing in our nursery, plants in the nursery's garden and those in other gardens where we may have observed it. We also have incorporated comments received from others and welcome getting feedback from those who may have additional information, particularly if this information includes cultural information that would aid others in growing Gasteria bicolor var. liliputana. |
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