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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Aloeaceae (now Asphodeloideae) |
| Origin: South Africa (Africa) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Pink |
| Bloomtime: Summer |
| Height: 1-2 feet |
| Width: 1-2 feet |
| Exposure: Cool Sun/Light Shade |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
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Gasteria 'SMG Big' - Big Gasteria - A large Gasteria that grows to 18 inches tall by 2 feet+ wide with upright thick 1 foot long dark green leaves that tapper towards the tips and have light spotting. In late summer into fall appear branching inflorescences holding 1 inch long dangling pink flowers in mass in a long sideways panicle. The flowers are tubular with a swollen pink base lightning toward greenish white at the slightly flaring petal tips. Can grow in cool coastal full sun where foliage turns reddish but best in part sun to light shade in a well-drained soil and irrigated only occasionally late spring to fall. Hardy to at least 25° F. This plant is an easy to grow Gasteria that can be planted in the ground or used as a potted specimen.
This plant was seedling that appeared in our Gasteria collection in 2010. It resembles the larger forms of Gasteria croucheri or Gasteria acinacifolia. The name for the genus comes from the Greek word 'gaster' meaning "stomach", in reference to the swollen shape of the base of the flower.
This information about Gasteria 'SMG Big' 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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