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Gasteria doreeniae
Doreen's Oxtongue is a small, rare succulent from the Eastern Cape of South Africa, known from a single population near Riebeek East. Grow it like other Gasteria: bright light, sharp drainage and infrequent watering.
Gasteria doreeniae is a succulent plant belonging to the genus Gasteria and is part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Eastern Cape and occurs at Swartwaterspoort in the Riebeek East area where the only population is. The plant is considered critically rare but has no threats.
Coast Oxtongue · Gasteria barbae · Bushveld Oxtongue · Suurberg Oxtongue · Gasteria bicolor · Klein Karoo Gasteria · Gasteria camillae · Keeled Oxtongue · Natal Oxtongue · Robertson Oxtongue · Ellaphie’s Oxtongue · Blade Oxtongue
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gasteria doreeniae 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.
