Showing posts with label Gasteria. Show all posts
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Gasteria M1110222A
Created by Mr Gerhard Marx. Genealogy likely includes G ellaphieae Gasteria glomerata.
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Gasteria sp 030822M nova ? - Alexandria S of Grahamstown
Possibly a new species from Alexandria district south of Grahamstown. This plant with beautiful leaf markings is apparently a cliff dweller.
Plant in cultivation.
Plant in habitat.
Gasteria vlokii - Swartberg
Gasteria vlokii is a mountain dweller. The plants have their distribution in the Swartberg mountain range which forms the natural border between the two semi-desert regions, the Little Karoo and the Great Karoo. Gasteria vlokii is also found in the Witteberg mountains in the Willowmore district.
The plants are distichous when young and rosette-forming when older. Protection from the sun seems an important component of their survival and Gasteria vlokii is usually found under bushes or in rock crevices.
So far their seem to be two forms, a small and a larger growing form. It is possible that the smaller form only appears smaller, because it grows in cracks in the rock.
Gasteria vlokii is quite easy to cultivate. Good drainage is essential and a mixture of sand and compost should be ideal. The plants are fairly frost resistant as in their natural habitat the plants are occasionally covered with snow during the winter months.
The inflorescence is a simple raceme and the flowers are red-pink.
Gasteria disticha - Ouberg pass
Some offsets were grown from a single damaged leaf found in Ouberg pass between Montagu and Ladismith.
In habitat
Gasteria rawlinsonii
From unkown origin. It looks a bit like Gert Smitskloof form.
Relatively easy to cultivate.
Gasteria 'Silver Tongue'
Aptly named for the leaf shape this hybrid has Gasteria elephieae and Gasteria glauca as parents.
Created by Mr. Gerhard Marx
Gasteria 'Mabel'
A beautiful smooth white hydrid with both Gasteria elephieae and Gasteria glauca as parents.
Created by Mr. Gerhard Marx
Gasteria brachyphylla var. bayeri - Leopoort
A delightful little Gasteria, originally discovered in the Ladimith district. It occurs at a number of localities including Leopoort.
The plants here are rather variable as they seem to be influenced by Gasteria brachyphylla var.
brachyphylla which also occurs on the farm. I have seen similar situations elsewhere also.
A beautiful painting by Alan Rollason from the UK of the plants at Leopoort.
This is the"pure" small form.
Gasteria brachyphylla var brachyphylla - 'Appaloosa'
Gasteria brachyphylla var brachyphylla is by default quite an attractive plant. I found this one some years ago between Calitzdorp and Oudtshoorn. I was particularly impressed with it's abundance of white markings or spots. Also the markings are white and not greenish white as is so often the case with this species.
It is named after the Appaloosa horse which has many spots, often white.
A few years ago I decided to go back to the plant to see if I could find seed.. Unfortunately the plant was destroyed. Probably by porcupines. There were some dead leaves lying around and only one leaf was almost dried out but not completely dead yet. Not having much hope I tried to revive it and fortunately it managed to set root. By now (Nov 2020) it has produced three small offsets.
Gasteria brachyphylla var brachyphylla - 'Appaloosa' in habitat when it was still alive.
Gasteria nitida - N2 turnoff to Coombs IB 8647
The following data by Ingo Breuer. A very attractive plant with prominent tubercles,
Field number: IB 8647
Collector: Ingo Breuer
Species: Gasteria nitida
Locality: N2 turnoff to Coombs
Altitude: 536m
Date: 29-Jan-02
Field number: IB 8647
Collector: Ingo Breuer
Species: Gasteria nitida
Locality: N2 turnoff to Coombs
Altitude: 536m
Date: 29-Jan-02
Gasteraloe 'Toviyah'
It is with some uncertainty that I place this hybrid of unknown origin in a inter-generic category as I have not yet observed the flowers.
In general the plant looks like Gasteria to me but the leaves clamp around the stem typically in Aloe fashion. The leaves have small teeth on the margin.
If some of the rather membranous base of the leaf is cut off, and the wound dried, the leaves make shoots quite readily.
Please let me know if you differ from my on the matter. I shall include pictures of the flowers as soon as it has come in bloom.
Gasteraloe Toviyah
In general the plant looks like Gasteria to me but the leaves clamp around the stem typically in Aloe fashion. The leaves have small teeth on the margin.
If some of the rather membranous base of the leaf is cut off, and the wound dried, the leaves make shoots quite readily.
Please let me know if you differ from my on the matter. I shall include pictures of the flowers as soon as it has come in bloom.
Gasteria armstrongii
Synonym: Gasteria nitida var. armstrongii
Gasteria rawlinsonii
Gasteria brachyphylla var. brachyphylla
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