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Gasteria baylissiana
 


Description:
Gasteria baylissiana is one of the most beautiful - and variable - species of the genus. It is a very slow-growing plant with distichous rosettes up to 10 cm in diameter (but usually less).  Will clump.
Leaves: Short, arched, leathery with rounded leaf tips, rough textured. The predominant colour is light-grey or dark grey-green. (When spring light increases, leaf edges show a pinkish tinge). the leaves are more or less uniformly mottled with minute grey-white spots and tubercles.
Flowers: Mostly reddish-pink,
up to 2 cm, pendulous, stubby, and greatly inflated, that look like tiny stomachs. The inflorescence is usually unbranched.
Blooming season:
 Flowers peak from March thought April, but can be produced any time of year.

 

 

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Family: Asphodelaceae (Liliaceae - Aloaceae)

Scientific name:  Gasteria baylissiana Rauh

Common Names include: Lawyer's Tongue

Etymology: The Gasteria baylissiana is named after Colonel Roy Douglas Abbott Bayliss, a botanical explorer and plant collector in Oudekraal, South Africa..

OriginSouth Africa, Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, Suurberg range.

Type Locality:  Oudekraal, south of Somerset East

 



This is  a rare miniature succulent, usually distichous, with grey tongue-like leaves… and very slow growing. Makes a pretty cluster over time

 

Cultivation: They are of relatively easy culture, which makes them a good houseplant, and they can be an excellent subject for the beginning gasteriaphile (they can grow easily on window sills, verandas and in miniature succulent gardens where they are happy to share their habitat with other smaller succulent plants, or in outdoor rockeries) Need light shade to shade, but will take full sun part of the day. (with some sun exposure the leaf develops a nice reddish tint, and remains compact).  They are tolerant of a wide range of soils and habitats, but prefer a very porous potting mix to increase drainage. During the hot summer months, the soil should be kept moist but not overly wet. The plants are fertilized only once during the growing season, with a balanced fertilizer diluted to ˝ the recommended strength. During the winter months, water only when the soil becomes completely dry.

Propagation: Gasteria is easily propagated by the removal of offshoots or by leaf cuttings in spring or summer. To propagate by leaf cuttings, remove a leaf and let it lie for about one month, giving the wound time to heal. Then lay the leaf on its side with the basal part buried in the soil. This leaf should root within a month or two, and small plants will form at the leaf base. They can also be grown from seed.

 

 

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