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Gasteria langebergensis

Gasteria langebergensis is a small, slow-growing succulent from the Western Cape of South Africa, grown for its fleshy, tongue-shaped leaves. Give it bright light, fast-draining soil and water sparingly.

Family
Asphodelaceae (Aloe family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water thoroughly when the soil is fully dry, and water much less in winter.
Soil
Gritty, fast-draining cactus or succulent mix.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
SW. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Gasteria langebergensis is a succulent plant belonging to the genus Gasteria. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from Worcester to Robertson.

Other Gasteria plants

Coast Oxtongue · 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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gasteria langebergensis 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.

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