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Gasteria acinacifolia
Coast Oxtongue (Gasteria acinacifolia) is a large succulent native to coastal dune thickets and shady cliffs in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, and the tallest Gasteria species, with stiff, curved, spotted leaves up to 1 m long. Grow it in bright shade or part shade with good drainage, as it is often cultivated in coastal gardens or large containers.
Gasteria acinacifolia, the dune gasteria, is succulent plant native to the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
It occurs on shady cliff faces and in dune thickets, along the coast, between Knysna and Port Alfred in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. This is a region of moderate rainfall all year round.
Gasteria barbae · Bushveld Oxtongue · Suurberg Oxtongue · Gasteria bicolor · Klein Karoo Gasteria · Gasteria camillae · Keeled Oxtongue · Natal Oxtongue · Robertson Oxtongue · Doreen’s Oxtongue · Ellaphie’s Oxtongue · Blade Oxtongue
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gasteria acinacifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
