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Gasteria nitida armstrongii

Regional distichous form of Gasteria nitida. Leathery straplike leaves lie flat to the ground. Very slowly offsets to form a cluster. Pink stomach-shaped flowers.

4.Indoors OK, Outdoors OK only if protected from winter rain.

This was originally Madge Shield's plant, now at least 50 years old. (Madge was a noted early NZ collector. She was also a Vice President of the pioneering African Succulent Plant Society based in England.)

Gasteria nitida armstrongii

Regional distichous form of Gasteria nitida. Leathery straplike leaves lie flat to the ground. Very slowly offsets to form a cluster. Pink stomach-shaped flowers.

4.Indoors OK, Outdoors OK only if protected from winter rain.

This was originally Madge Shield's plant, now at least 50 years old. (Madge was a noted early NZ collector. She was also a Vice President of the pioneering African Succulent Plant Society based in England.)