Scientific Name
×Gasteraloe 'Flow'
Synonym(s)
Aloe 'Flow', ×Gasteraloe 'Flo', ×Gasteraloe 'Sprite', Gasteria 'Flow'
Scientific Classification
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Nothogenus: ×Gasteraloe
Description
×Gasteraloe 'Flow' is a small, slow-growing succulent that forms a rosette of sturdy, deep green leaves covered with white bumps. The rosette can grow up to 8 inches (20 cm) in diameter. The leaves are triangular with toothed margins.
The flowers are orange, tubular, and arranged in a raceme.
Hardiness
USDA hardiness zones 9b to 11b: from 25 °F (−3.9 °C) to 50 °F (+10 °C).
How to Grow and Care
These plants are often grouped with Haworthias because they have similar cultural requirements. Both are attractive small succulents that can tolerate more shade than many other succulents, making them more suitable as houseplants.
Gasterias are susceptible to fungal infections, which usually appear as black spots on the leaves. These result from too much humidity or water on the leaves, but they should not spread too quickly. They have a natural defense mechanism against such fungal attacks: attack the invading organism and seal off the wounded spot. Generally, any place where Haworthia and Aloe thrive will be hospitable to a Gasteria.
These succulents are small, shallow-rooted, and relatively slow-growing. Therefore, they are often grown in small clusters in wide, shallow dishes. Over time, clusters will naturally enlarge as the mother plant sends off small plantlets. When the cluster has outgrown its dish, repot into a new wide and shallow dish with fresh potting soil in the spring or early summer. This is also the time to take offsets for propagation.
Learn more at How to Grow and Care for Gasteria.
Origin
×Gasteraloe 'Flow' is an intergeneric hybrid resulting from a cross between Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa and unknown Aloe species.
Links
- Back to nothogenus ×Gasteraloe
- Succupedia: Browse succulents by Scientific Name, Common Name, Genus, Family, USDA Hardiness Zone, Origin, or cacti by Genus
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