Gasteria

Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae

Subfamily: Asphodeloideae

Genus: Gasteria

Closely Related Plants: Aloe, Haworthia, Kniphofia, Poellnitzia and Astroloba

No of Species: 23, 39 varieties

Native to: South Africa.

Gasteria are named for the stomach like flowers. A genus of slow growing, drought resistant, shade tolerant plants, first described as a genus by Duval in 1809. Grown primarily for their architectural leafs but the stomach flowers which are mainly hues of red with red tubes are quite attractive in their own right.

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