42.1470871, -87.79005432
42.14709473, -87.79003906
42.14710617, -87.79030609
42.1471138, -87.79030609
Knoppies-beestong
Nectar-rich, tubular soft pink flowers transition to soft green at the mouths of ox's tongue (Gasteria batesiana), a favorite of sunbirds鈥攖he African equivalent of hummingbirds. The plant's deep green, triangular lanceolate leaves are ornamented with white spots in transverse bands. This succulent can tolerate some shade and is found in nature growing on north and east cliff faces. Potting medium has to be very well drained.
This species was not described until the middle of the twentieth century. The specific epithet (species name) of ox's tongue honors a Mr. Bates, who was a London trolley driver and noted collector of South African succulents.
臧鞀ろ厡毽晞. 歃欖澊 頀嶋秬頃橁碃, 鈥橃唽鞚 順鈥欕澕電 氤勳弓鞙茧 頋旐瀳 攵堧雼堧嫟. 韸滊笇順曥潣 靻岉攧韸 頃戫伂靸 杲冹棎靹 靻岉攧韸疙暅 齑堧靸夓溂搿 氚旊岆姅雿, 鞎勴攧毽勾鞚 氩岇儓霛缄碃 頃橂姅 韮滌枒靸堧摛鞚 膦嬱晞頃╇媹雼. 氚表暕瓿检潣 鞐煬頃挫偞鞚错拃搿 鞛庫潃 鞏搓笅雮橁碃 順 氇枒鞛呺媹雼. 歆欖潃 雲轨儔鞙茧 頋 鞝愳澊雮 頋半電皜 鞛堦碃 響滍敿電 霐彪敱頃╇媹雼. 鞚戨嫭鞐愳劀霃 鞛 鞛愲澕電 韼胳澊瓿, 鞛愳棸鞐愳劀電 攵侅鞚措倶 霃欖 鞝堧步鞐愳劀 鞛愳< 氤挫瀰雼堧嫟. 頇旊秳鞚 氍检澊 鞛 牍犾瓴 頃 欤检嫮鞁滌槫.
20靹戈赴 欷戨皹旯岇電 鞚 頀堨鞚 鞛 鞎岆牑歆歆 鞎婌晿電旊嵃, 鈥橃唽鞚 順鈥欕澕電 氤勲獏鞚 霟半崢鞚 鞏措枻 韸鸽·毽 霌滊澕鞚措矂鞚挫瀽 雮晞頂勲Μ旃 雼れ湣鞁濍 毂勳臧鞚 氙胳姢韯 氩犾澊旄犼皜 歆鞐堨姷雼堧嫟.
Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated.
