PR Live plant. Ox Tongue Gasteria (Medium)

ProRep Live plant. Ox Tongue Gasteria (Medium)

General Information: Gasteria is a slow-growing succulent. It is simple to propagate by removing offsets from the base of the plant. It is a great choice for beginners looking to add unique plants to their collection or decor to the desert terrarium.

Gasterias are desert succulents which you use in a dry terrarium. They have paired, smooth leaves which gives them a unique appearance. You can plant them in combination with other succulents for a dramatic effect. Particularly when you plant them among rocks.

Like most desert plants Gasteria needs bright lighting, and a free draining soil but this species will tolerate some shade. Although drought tolerant they prefer it if you water as the soil dries out, but before they are completely dry. Unless the terrarium is set up with a deep, bio-active substrate then plants is a dry terrarium are best kept in their pot, which is then disguised with substrate and decor.

This allows the plants to be watered as necessary without making the whole substrate too damp.

Apart from the aesthetic appeal of a planted terrarium there are some very real, tangible benefits for the animals. Living plants provide natural cover and climbing perches, shade, basking sites and maintain natural humidity. Just as live plants in an office can improve workers well-being, live plants in a terrarium will have the same effect for animals.

These plants are not just small houseplants but are a selected range of species that are ideally suited to the terrarium, including some of the more unusual or rare types. We have carefully selected the range so that there are plants to suit all habitats and growth patterns. There are succulents for arid environments, bromeliads, ground cover plants and epiphytes for jungle set up?s as well as aquatic plants and mosses.

These plants enhance your pet?s terrarium, creating a natural and attractive environment