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Ox Tongue

Gasteria bicolor · Asphodelaceae

A shade-tolerant succulent with thick tongue-shaped dark green leaves speckled in white, bearing arching sprays of curved stomach-shaped red-and-green flowers. An easy, forgiving, pet-safe collector's plant.

At a glance

  • Habit
    Succulent & Cactus
  • Light
    Part Shade
  • Water
    Drought-Tolerant
  • Soil
    Sandy Soil, Well-Drained
  • Climate
    Arid & Semi-Arid, Warm Temperate, Subtropical
  • Frost
    Frost-Tender
  • Mature size
    0.15 m H × 0.2 m W
  • Foliage
    Evergreen
  • Flowering
    Spring Flowering
  • Growth rate
    Slow-Growing
  • Maintenance
    Low Maintenance

    • Good for