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Gasteria maculata
Bicolor Gasteria
Origin: The Eastern Cape in South Africa.
| Family |
| Xanthorrhoeaceae |
| Genus |
| Gasteria |
| Species |
| maculata |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Synonyms |
| Gasteria bicolor var. bicolor, Gasteria caespitosa, Gasteria salmdyckiana, Gasteria spiralis, Gasteria zeyheri, Gasteria spiralis var. tortulata, Gasteria variolosa, Gasteria biformis, Gasteria retata, Gasteria herreana, Gasteria longibracteata, Gasteria |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 0 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 10 |
| Height |
| 20 - 50 cm |
| Spread |
| 20 - 50 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Borders, rock gardens, containers, potted indoor or patio plant or as a specimen. |
| Shape |
| Outward-spreading. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Habitat |
| Rocky outcroppings in areas with winter rainfall. |
| Leaf Description |
| Long broad-lanceolate leaves with heavy variegation and slight serration, up to 1 cm long, along the edges. |
| Flower Description |
| Pendulous tubular flowers with a pronounced pistil that grow opposite along the flowering stem. |
| Colour Description |
| Leaves can vary from deep green, medium green, reddish-green to a yellowish-green with creamy-white to pale green variegation. Reddish-green flowering stems carry reddish-green flowers that fade to a yellowish-green. |
| Texture Description |
| Smooth and waxy. |
| Propagation |
| Division of offsets. |
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