Basic Information Common Name: Ox Tongue Scientific Name: Gasteria bicolor Native Habitat: Eastern Cape Province, South Africa History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus *Gasteria*, to which *Gasteria bicolor* belongs, was first formally described by the botanist Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1809. Haworth, an English entomologist, botanist, and carcinol
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Little Warty
Basic Information Common Name: Little Warty Scientific Name: Gasteria ‘Little Warty’ Native Habitat: Cultivar origin, parentage derived from Gasteria species native to South Africa. History / Discovery / Cultivator Gasteria ‘Little Warty’ is a popular and easily recognizable hybrid cultivar within the Gasteria genus, a group
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Cow Tongue
Basic Information Common Name: Cow Tongue Scientific Name: Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa Native Habitat: Native to the Western Cape province of South Africa, particularly the drier inland regions often found growing in rocky terrain or among shrubs. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus *Gasteria* belongs to the Asphodelaceae family, closel
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Dwarf Gasteria
Basic Information Common Name: Dwarf Gasteria Scientific Name: Gasteria liliputana Native Habitat: Eastern Cape, South Africa History / Discovery / Cultivator The fascinating genus Gasteria belongs to the Asphodelaceae family, closely related to Aloes and Haworthias. These succulents are predominantly native to the arid and semi-arid regions of Sou
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Bulbine
Basic Information Common Name: Bulbine Scientific Name: Bulbine Native Habitat: Primarily southern Africa, including South Africa, Namibia, and parts of Botswana. Some species also occur in Australia and Yemen. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Bulbine belongs to the family Asphodelaceae, a group of plants known for their succulent or semi
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Stalked Bulbine
Basic Information Common Name: Stalked Bulbine Scientific Name: Bulbine frutescens Native Habitat: Southern Africa (primarily South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini/Swaziland), found in various environments including fynbos, karoo regions, rocky outcrops, and grasslands. History / Discovery / Cultivator Bulbine frutescens, commonly known as Stalked Bulbin
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Burn Jelly Plant
Basic Information Common Name: Burn Jelly Plant Scientific Name: Bulbine natalensis Native Habitat: Southern Africa (South Africa, Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe) History / Discovery / Cultivator Bulbine natalensis, commonly known as the Burn Jelly Plant or Stalked Bulbine, possesses a history deeply intertwined with the traditional medicinal prac
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Kahakaha
Basic Information Common Name: Kahakaha Scientific Name: Collospermum hastatum Native Habitat: Native to New Zealand, found in forests and shrublands throughout the North Island and northern South Island, typically growing as an epiphyte on trees but occasionally found on rocks or banks. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus *Collospermum*, to
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Astelia montana
Basic Information Common Name: Astelia montanaScientific Name: Astelia montanaNative Habitat: Astelia montana is native to the moist, montane forests of the mountainous regions of New Zealand. It is typically found in subalpine to alpine environments, often growing in rocky areas, tussock grasslands, or as an epiphyte or terrestrial plant within co
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Astelia forbesii
Basic Information Common Name: Astelia forbesiiScientific Name: Astelia forbesiiNative Habitat: Native to the North Island of New Zealand, typically found in lowland forests, often growing terrestrially among leaf litter or epiphytically on trees. It is commonly found in damp, shaded gullies and coastal broadleaf forests. History / Discovery / Cult