Gasteria Species, Ox Tongue
Gasteria obliqua
| Family: | Asphodelaceae (as-foh-del-AY-see-ee) (Info) |
| Genus: | Gasteria (gas-TAIR-ee-uh) (Info) |
| Species: | obliqua (oh-BLIK-wuh) (Info) |
| Synonym: | Gasteria bicolor |
| Synonym: | Gasteria bicolor var. liliputana |
| Synonym: | Gasteria biformis |
| Synonym: | Gasteria formosa |
| Synonym: | Gasteria liliputana |
Category:
Cactus and Succulents
Water Requirements:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade
Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Good Fall Color
Foliage Color:
Height:
under 6 in. (15 cm)
Spacing:
3-6 in. (7-15 cm)
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Where to Grow:
Suitable for growing in containers
Danger:
N/A
Bloom Color:
Red
Bright Yellow
Bloom Characteristics:
Bloom Size:
Bloom Time:
Late Winter/Early Spring
Late Spring/Early Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall
Late Fall/Early Winter
Other details:
Soil pH requirements:
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
7.9 to 8.5 (alkaline)
Patent Information:
Non-patented
Propagation Methods:
From leaf cuttings
From herbaceous stem cuttings
Allow cut surface to callous over before planting
Seed Collecting:
Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds
Regional
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Grenoble,
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Phoenix, Arizona
Brentwood, California
Carlsbad, California
Casa De Oro-mount Helix, California
Castro Valley, California
Clayton, California
Novato, California
San Diego, California
Thousand Oaks, California
Bartow, Florida
Gulfport, Mississippi
Cleveland, Ohio
Houston, Texas
show allGardeners' Notes:
| Rating | Content |
|---|---|
| Positive | On Mar 24, 2015, Delayneplants from Grand Portage, MN (Zone 4a) wrote: This Gasteria is one of the easiest plants to remove the "Pups." All the larger pups have their own root system if you make sure they are of decent size before you remove them from the mother plant. |
| Positive | On Dec 14, 2005, hanna1 from Castro Valley, CA (Zone 9a) wrote: Dommon name: dwarf gasteria, (klein-beestongopcell). This is a rare dwarf succulent perennial with leaves in a rosette. Leaves are 15-100mm lg x 8-14mm broad, strap-shaped with rounded or acute top and a smooth, mottled ep9idermis. |
| Neutral | On Oct 28, 2005, cactus_lover from FSD, Short-stemed rosettes forming clumps;Dark green,spotted leaves tp 6 cm long;Inflorescence 10 cm long. |
| Neutral | On Apr 15, 2004, palmbob from Acton, CA (Zone 8b) wrote: commonly sold plant at any nursery that deal with succulents, at least here in So Cal... is an intensely suckeing gasteria, seeming growing on top of itself in areas of limited space. If grew any faster, would make a good groundcover. Speckled irregular leaves (some short, some long). Good potted plant. Survives easily down to zone 9b. |
| Neutral | On Aug 23, 2001, euphorbrom from New Orleans, LA (Zone 9A) wrote: Related to aloes. Red flowers have a little pouch at the base. Give them a well-drained soil, keep dryer in the winter. |
