Gasteria batesianaG.D.Rowley
Knoppies Gasteria , Knoppies Beestong
Gasteria batesianavar.batesiana
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fellowship : AsphodelaceaeSubfamily : AsphodeloideaeTribe : AloeaeGenus : Gasteria
Gasteria batesianais aboriginal toSouth Africa . It happen in shallow , humous - rich dirt east of the inland escarpment , from north of the Tugela River in northerly KwaZulu - Natal to the Olifants River Valley in the Limpopo province .
Gasteria batesianais a charming smallsucculentwith dark greenish , highly harsh leaves with slow snowy billet coiffe in cross striation . It can grow up to 4 inches ( 10 cm ) tall and 12 inch ( 30 cm ) in diam , producing offsets from the base to constitute small cluster . The leaves are distichous at first , becoming rosulate with age . They are steady but brickly , triangular to linear , spreading to recurve , measuring up to 7.2 inch ( 18 cm ) prospicient and 1.6 inch ( 4 atomic number 96 ) wide at the al-Qa’ida .
The heyday are narrow - elliptic and light pink , with the upper half blanched with light-green stria . They can grow up to 1.6 in ( 4 cm ) long and appear on erectly distribute and curved racemose inflorescences in outpouring but occasionally throughout the year .
USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° coke ) .
These plant are often grouped withHaworthiasbecause they have similar cultural requirements . Both are attractive , lowly succulent that can suffer somewhat more shade than many succulents , making them more worthy ashouseplants .
Gasterias are susceptible to fungous infection , which usually come along as black spot on the leaves . These result from too much humidity or water on the leaves , but they should not disseminate too quickly . They have a natural defense mechanism against such fungous attacks : They attack the invading being and seal off the wounded spot . in the main , any place whereHaworthiaandAloethrive will be hospitable to aGasteria .
These succulent are humble , shallow - rooted , and relatively tardily - growing . Therefore , they are often grown in modest bunch in all-inclusive , shallow dishes . Over time , clusters will naturally enlarge as the mother flora air off small plantlet .
Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for Gasteria .
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