Dwarf Ox Tongue Succulent Plant – Gasteria bicolor var. liliputana – 2.5″ Pot

Description

Native to the Cape area of South Africa, this easy to grow succulent plant makes an unusual house plant. Plus the flowers are edible and used to make a stew. It will thrive in full sun or bright indirect light. Water when dry. This unusual plant gets it’s name because of the rough textured leaf that resembles a tongue. Gasteria bicolor var. liliputana proliferates from the base forming dense groups of up to ten or more individuals. broad, tapering, strap-shaped with a rounded or acute top and a smooth, mottled epidermis. The leaves of young plants are distichous (arranged in two opposite ranks) and look quite different to the adult leaves.