Gasteria glomerata seeds grow into the clustered Gasteria — one of the smallest and most compact Gasteria species, native to the arid biome of the Little Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa, endemic to a very small area near Oudtshoorn, growing on quartz-rich rocky hillsides. The epithet glomerata means 'clustered' (from Latin glomus = ball/cluster), referring to the tight, clustered, compact growth habit forming dense cushion-like clumps. Produces pendulous tubular pink-red flowers. Family Asphodelaceae (Alooideae).Partial shade to full sun; very well-drained, gritty, quartz soils; drought-tolerant; warm Mediterranean conditions; frost-tender. Endemic to a very small area. 'Glomerata' = clustered (tight dense cushion-like clumps); one of smallest Gasteria; endemic near Oudtshoorn; quartz soils Tiny cushion-like clumping rosettes; quartz-soil specialist; endemic near Oudtshoorn; Little Karoo; frost-tender Little Karoo near Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa — arid biome; quartz hillsides; very restricted endemic Genus Gasteria: ~23 species; South Africa; Family Asphodelaceae (Alooideae); Order Asparagales Partial shade/full sun; well-drained gritty quartz soils; drought-tolerant; warm Mediterranean; frost-tender; Asphodelaceae Gasteria glomerata — the clustered Gasteria — is one of the most charming miniature succulents: the tiny, dense cushion-like clusters of compact rosettes are endemic to a very small area of quartz hillsides near Oudtshoorn, making it one of the most geographically restricted Gasteria species.IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
