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Gasteria batesiana

The most northerly Gasteria, a small rough-leaved rosette from rocky bushveld in northern KwaZulu-Natal, Eswatini, Mpumalanga and Limpopo. It grows tucked among rocks and shrubs in a summer-rainfall climate with a dry, mild winter, and is easy in cultivation given bright filtered light and a dry winter.

Gasteria batesiana
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Rocky outcrops and slopes in bushveld, sheltered by rocks, grass and shrubs; var. dolomitica grows on dolomite cliffs.

Few records carry an elevation; bushveld outcrops in its range are mostly between about 300 and 1,200 m.

KwaZulu-NatalEswatiniMpumalangaLimpopo

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.