size: leaves cca 6-9 cm
Gasteria batesiana G.D.Rowley
DESCRIPTION: charming small succulent with extremely rough dark green leaves with dense white spots arranged in transverse bands. It grows up to 10 cm, producing offsets from the base to form small groups. Leaves are distichous at first, becoming rosulate with age. They are firm but brittle, triangular to linear, spreading to recurved.
DISTRIBUTION: R.S.A
CULTIVATION: easy to grow