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Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa |
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| | Those stomach-like flowers |
| Common name |
ox tongue |
| Family |
asphodelaceae |
| Life cycle |
tender perennial (Z10) |
| Flowers |
coral-red (summer) |
| Light |
filtered sun-part shade |
This plant came to our house in a "succulent garden" pot of various unnamed plants, all of which found a new home in the backyard rock garden. I have no idea about species, hardiness, and ultimate habit of most of them, so it's a fun experiment. After the gasteria started blooming, I asked some friendly folks at Gardenweb to identify it for me. Gasterias are named for the sac-like shape of their flowers, which supposedly resemble little stomachs. I'm glad I got to see them this summer, because there is no way our plant will come through the winter alive.
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
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