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Mar 19, 2013 5:22 PM CST
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Name: Jean
Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)
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I am pretty sure this plant is a Gasteria, but would anyone know which Gasteria? The individual leaves are just at 3 inches long and 1/4 inch wide. It has lived in a window box under the eave for the past couple years (south facing window) and has survived temperature drops to 28 degrees for short periods with no visible damage. Prior to that it lived in the green house for the past 5 or 6 years. Unfortunately I have no recollection as to where it came from. I thought it was called Ox Tongue, but have discovered that that is a rather generic name for a variety of Gasterias. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Mar 19, 2013 6:31 PM CST
Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

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Mar 19, 2013 6:49 PM CST
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Name: Jean
Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)
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Hi Lin. That was my thought, but ya know when you are searching the kind of stuff that crops up...Plantzafrica calls G liliputana a "very rare Gasteria" so I kinda backed away from that....

http://www.plantzafrica.com/pl...

But by no means have any other ideas as to who it is....grin If it is rare, I have a gold mine out there cuz I have a total of about 50 of the little guys.....
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Mar 20, 2013 3:37 AM CST
Name: Janet Super Sleuth
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Gasteria obliqua seems to be the correct name for Gasteria bicolor var. liliputana

http://www.theplantlist.org/tp...

http://www.theplantlist.org/tp...

http://www.lapshin.org/succule...

http://hortuscamden.com/plants...

Not sure what other authorities say.

http://www.cactuspedia.info/sc...
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Mar 20, 2013 7:13 AM CST
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Name: Jean
Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a)
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My goodness, such a lot of names for one tiny plant Smiling

So, if I have this sorted correctly, my plant is Gasteria obliqua syn Gasteria bicolor v liliputana

Thanks to you both for your help. I will mark this as solved
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