Gasteria armstrongii Cultivars & Hybrids SEEDS
Gasteria armstrongii is one of the most distinctive dwarf succulents of the Eastern Cape, in South Africa, where it grows in shallow quartz and shale pockets among low scrub. The plant keeps a strictly two-ranked (distichous) arrangement all its life: thick, blunt, tongue-shaped leaves lie almost flat against the ground, one above the other, forming a low fan rather than an upright rosette. The leaf surface is dark green to almost blackish, rough with fine tubercles, and the whole plant rarely exceeds a few centimetres in height. In modern taxonomic treatments this taxon is placed under Gasteria nitida as Gasteria nitida var. armstrongii, but it remains universally known and traded under its original name.The seeds offered here are a mix of different hybrids from the private collection of Botanical Archive Nursery. They are not seeds of a single named clone: the lot brings together several distinct crosses held in our own collection, so the seedlings are correspondingly variable in leaf shape, degree of tuberculation, colour tone and overall proportions. This is exactly what makes the material interesting for collectors — every seedling is a unique individual, and none of them will be an exact copy of its parents. Mixed hybrid lot from the private collection of Botanical Archive Nursery Dwarf, strictly distichous habit with flat, tongue-shaped leaves Dark green, roughly tuberculate leaf surface typical of the species Variable offspring: every seedling is a unique individual Very slow growing, long-lived collector succulent for pot culture Gasteria armstrongii is grown in a gritty, sharply drained mineral mix, in bright shade rather than full midday sun, and is kept dry through the coldest months. Seedlings germinate readily in warm, humid conditions but develop slowly, taking several years to show the heavy, adult leaf texture. For anyone building a collection of dwarf South African succulents, this mixed lot is one of the few ways to obtain a range of new and unrepeatable forms. IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.