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Gasteria rawlinsonii
Gasteria rawlinsonii is a succulent from the Eastern Cape of South Africa, unusual for its long, leafy stems that hang down and sometimes leaves edged with tiny black teeth. It is grown as a slow-growing ornamental in part shade, and it needs good drainage and infrequent watering.
Gasteria rawlinsonii is succulent plant of the genus Gasteria native to South Africa.
This species is restricted to the Baviaanskloof mountains, in the Willowmore District of the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
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 rawlinsonii 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.
