Can grow in cool coastal full sun where foliage is often the darkest 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 is a very attractive and unusual potted specimen plant.

Gasteria batesiana is the most northerly plant of the genus, growing from northern Natal to the Olifants River valley in north-eastern Transvaal. 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 and the specific epithet was given by Gordon Rowley in 1955 to honor John Bates, a trolley-bus conductor in London who was an avid succulent collector. The Barberton variety was originally collected from the Barberton area in Mpumalanga but it has never been re-located there so it is fortunate that the plant has become popular in cultivation. Our plants from the collection of Stockton, California Gasteria and Sansevieria collector Alice Waidhofer. Our stock plants for this variety from plants originally received in 2004 from Stockton, California succulent grower Alice Waidhofer. 

Information displayed on this page about Gasteria batesiana 'Barberton' is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.