x Gasteraloe 'Green Ice'

Gasteraloe 'Green Ice'

Gasterias are recognisable from their thick, hard, succulent "tongue-shaped" leaves. Gasteria are grown in well-drained, sandy soils in light shade. They can be propagated by off-sets and cuttings. They are also commonly propagated by seed. Germination usually occurs within 8 days but may take as long as one month, depending on the species. Gasteria cv. Green Ice is a beautiful dark green, bicoloured thick leafed succulent plant with smooth patterns in the mid-leaf. Each rosette forms an fan shape with gracefully curving leaves wrapping each other. It prefers light shade or morning sun in hot areas. It is a hybrid between Aloe variegata and Gasteria ‘Little Warty’.

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plant Features

Partial shade
Very little water
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
Light and free draining

plant information

Common name

Gasteraloe 'Green Ice'

Latin name

x Gasteraloe 'Green Ice'

type

Succulent

family

Asphodelaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

Light

Partial shade
Frost

A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

Soil

Light and free draining
Water

Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Gasteraloe Green Ice is 0.30meters x 0.30meters

0.30 M 0.30 M

x Gasteraloe 'Green Ice'

Propagation

From Early Spring TO Late Winter

To propagate by leaf cuttings, remove a leaf and let it lie for about one month (e.g. in a cool window sill), giving the wound time to heal. Then lay the leaf on its side with the basal part buried in the soil. This leaf should root within a month or two, and small plants will form at the leaf base. Young plants can be harvested the following season. They can also grown from seed. Seed should be sown during summer in sandy well drained soil and preferably protected from full sun. The seedlings are slow growing and can be planted out in small containers when they are large enough to handle. The soil should preferably be enriched with compost. They react very well to a liquid organic fertilizer.

Planting young plants

From Early Spring TO Late Summer

Gasteria need light shade to shade, but will take full sun part of the day. (with some sun exposure the leaf develops a nice reddish tint and remain compact) They are tolerant of a wide range of soils and habitats, but prefer a very porous potting mix to increase drainage.

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