Five-Spine Rating - 5^?

Yes - small container size plant. This variety will occupy a small flower pot comfortably and remain a manageable sized house plant.

Yes - tolerates low light levels. This variety will do well as a houseplant in locations with short periods of direct sun and some indirect or filtered light.

Yes - does well with cool winter time temperatures. This variety will tolerate temperatures down below 50 °F. if the roots are kept dry, and will do very well in a home with energy saving thermostat setting.

Yes - easy care root system. This variety stores water in the parts of the plant which are above the soil leaving the root system small enough to fit into a proportionally sized flower pot.

Yes - flowers easily as a house plant. This variety is likely to flower as a house plant, but results will depend on a variety of growing conditions.

Good locations

Potential living space locations include; East, West windows, but a South window or a three to four seasons room will work if the plant is partially shaded. This species will tolerate very cool days and cold nights, but will need the temperatures to remain above 30 °F. If this variety is to be set outdoors during the growing season it needs to be located mostly in filtered light, but will tolerate lots of rain.

Size

Three to five inch plant, and can grow to become several feet wide making offsets when older. These plants are still juveniles and will take on a different look as they mature.

Ancestry

South Africa, Eastern Cape and Transkei

Plant Origin

Grown from seeds by windowsillcactus.com., and the seeds are from Mesa Garden number 3809 with the name, "Gasteria huttoniae".

Photo

Purchase price includes a Gasteria excelsa potted in a plastic pot, and all plants are grown in their pots for at least one growing season before they are sold. All other items in photo are for demonstration purposes only, and the monopoly dogs are shown as a size & scale reference.

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