This is a collection of my Gasterias, 40 years of collecting them, and 20 years or more of my hybridizing them. 1 have added on many new hybrids of mine, and still have many more to list, in the future. Soon as I can propagate them.
Not all the new Gasteria's are available yet, but I have priced many of the NIA plants from the previous web site. You can write to me and Ask about availability on the NIA marked plants, as I do get some available from time to time.
I do carry some specie forms, but I prefer the hybrids to most of them, and especially the variegates !!!
Also included in this listing are Grastrolea's, Gasteria's X Aloe's and a few Gasterworthias, Gasteria's X Haworthia's.
All plants are in limited supply, especially the new ones, so I would advise to write or call first before placing an order. Also I have large collection of Agaves and Haworthias, mainly variegates, so you can write me if you are interested in these families of plants. Many of these I sell on Ebay now,as well as the Gasterias from this listing, my Ebay seller name is rick3321. I always have plants up for auctions, as I have given up on mail order listings, due to cost and my health conditions.
I have a severe bone disease called RSD, Reflexive Sympathetic Distrophy, which is the most painful disease known to man. I have had it for 16 years now, and its getting worse, I am now Stage 3,Full Body. So everything I do is very difficult but, I do the best I can, I am in a walker now full time, so visits to the nursery have been cancled, sorry !!!
I got this disease from arthroscopic knee surgery, and it has now been found out that you can get it from any injury you have done to your body in your whole life!!! Even sprains and having your teeth pulled, and can also spread to other parts of the body as well !! It has no age limits, in can attack any one at any time !!! And will also spread to the internal organs. There are over 6 million documented cases in the US alone !! That is a big part of the population !!! There is no cure available in the US, but there is overseas in quite few other countries.
I recommend that all of you look up this disease on the internet, for your knowledge as well as your loved ones. Just do search, and type in RSD, I am a member of the American RSD Group, Keith has RSD also, Stage 3 full body, since he was 14 years old!!! He has the best web site for info on this disease, started Over 10 years ago, and has been visited by over 10 million people world wide !!!!!
I grow mainly in flats now, so I can't list plant by pot size, but I list in the diameter of the plants being sold in inches, where possible. Most plants are between 1 " diameter to about 5" in diameter, more or less, depending on the plant. The smaller being the most miniature forms, the vary rare, and the slowest growing plants.
I price them according to their beauty, and speed of growth, either variegated or non variegated,and the striated or monstrose forms. Some of the hybrids are miniatures, particularily the armstrongii types, so these types are naturally small and slow growing.
Some pictures are of mature plants of many years of age, while others are just young plants yet, but all are well over 8 years of age!! As you know Gasterias change with age, some having even more character and others not so much, but most of them are very pretty in their juvenile state. Plants and pictures are not in alphabetical order, Sorry !!! As I had to take them when I could, and the Gastrolea's are mixed in, as I messed up!!!
Please write, phone, Fax or email in your order, or check for availability. Please enclose check with your final order, and please, no credit cards are accepted!!! Please include 10% postage for orders under $75.00. And for orders over $75.00 please ask for postage cost, as it will normally be much less than the 10% rate.
Ph. 775-751-5768, Fax 775-751-0420, email address- naturescuriosityshop@air-internet.com. Please call or Fax between 9:00 AM and 4:00 P.M. Thank You!!!
I ship priority Mail, USPS, all plants are guaranteed for 15 days upon arrival. Please list Substitutes!!! If you do not write or email me in advance. For orders of $75.00 or more, you can "guesstimate" weight for postage due, 7" x 8 "1 lb. package is $4.05, and if you pay too much I will refund the difference !!! Or you can write and ask before hand, but I can only guesstimate too, as I have to fill the orders first and pack it !!! Minimum order is $50.00.
On orders of $100.00 or more,and get 10% off the total plant order, not including postage. Orders of over $200.00 and get 15% off total plant order, not including postage. And please write me in advance of order to see if I have plants in stock,or list substitutes. Thanks !!! Please make checks out to Rick Nowakowski, Thank You !!!
The Japanese put Gasterias in Bonsai pots and it makes them look like a million bucks with there beauty!! What a change to a nice container can do for a plant !!! And are very well suited for long, narrow, Bonsai pots. Gasterias are becoming very popular now, which I am happy to see as I have a lot of them, they have been my passion for many years !!! I guess because they are so unusual, with their semi rosette appearance, and that they are always changing, every year you have a different looking plant!!! Especially with all my hybrids, most are changing to the better, with more character, plus many of them are producing variegated pups !!! As I have crossed them all up for many years, so they all have the variegated gene in them.
They prefer an acidic type soil mix, 1/3 peat moss, 113 coarse perlite-sponge rock, and 1/3 good coarse washed concrete sand. If your room is limited, and you have to use small containers, then change mix to 50% peat moss, 50% perlite. Moisten both of these mixes prior to planting. Haworthias also love this mix. Try to fertilize once a month during spring through fall, I use Peter's 20-20-20 Water Soluble as it has many trace minerals other fertilizers don't have.
Gasterias like to be just moist, well drained mix, and not at all soggy wet, as they have very thick leaves which store a lot of water!!! With the peat moss mix, very little water is needed, but don't let them dry out all the way as hard for mix to get wet again. I use just coarse washed sand, 30% pea gravel here, with some coarse mulch, as all I can get here, for growing lot of plants, and they grow fine. Actually do the best here, then they ever have, could be the well water ??? Any way make sure you feed them regularly as these mixes have very little to no food value !!! They prefer good bright light, for best color and character about 30% shade is what I grow mine under. No direct sun, even though in some of the cooler, low light areas of the country, you can grow them in the sun. Propagation is very slow in most of the Gasteria's, as many produce only a few pups in many years !!! Unless you want to let them grow over the years into beautiful clumps. I myself, like most of them when they grown single, as they will develop their best character !!!
They can be propagated from leaves, it takes a long time to make babies, but they will make quite a few. The leaves have to be old enough, and not very tender, more of a leather hard feel to the leaves. Simply remove a leaf from the base of the plant, cut back the thin areas, or cut a whole new straight cut. Dip in a rooting compound or you can just let them dry out, as that is the next step, dry in shady area for 2-3 weeks. After drying out and leaves have healed over good, then you can plant them by pushing them down into the soil mix, about 3/ " -1 " deep, depending on the size of the leaf too !!! Leaves will start to root after many months, and after they do root out, will start making lots of babies. Many times the leaves will dry up and do not root, this is common with the smaller growing forms, as the leaves are so small !!!
Then it will take between 1 - 3 years before the babies are big enough to remove from the leaves,and be potted up on their own !!!
Also you can propagate Gasteria's from seed, which is a long process, but not very difficult. Wait until seed pods are ripe, they will start to split open, then take off and put in small bowl to finish drying. Good seeds are shiny black color. Just simply sprinkle seed on to your seed medium, I use 6" pots, as I can keep seed strains separate that way. Cover seed with about 1/8" of mix and sprinkle, keep barely moist, never let them dry out completely, unless they start to rot. If that happens, let the pots dry out for good week, if possible, won't hurt them at all-seedlings,as long as in shady spot.
Use of some fungicide for Damp Off can be used, if you can find it, also flowers of sulphur works very well!!!
And I can guarantee if you plant seed from my hybrids, you will get a myriad of many nice Gasteria's, as they have over 17 years of genes in them !!! Also you will get some nice variegates as well, if you can keep them growing, that's the trick to those, as they are very weak !!! But all the wait is worth it, when you get just that special one that's stands out from all the rest !!!
Seed from the Japanese gracilis variegates will only produce plants with their genes, and most of them will come up all green, with very little variegates, if any at all !!!
Thank You, Rick Nowakowski
Nature's Curiosity Shop
EBay at rick3321
| 1) Anitigua, (NCS) stout semi rosette of leathery dark green leaves stripes and striated with pale green, armstrongii hybrid, stays on the smaller side, very slow, best if grown in bright light, keep on the drier side, slow to offset. | $17.50 |  |
| 2) Aramatasu, (Japan) unusual semi monstrose rosette of thick leathery dark green leaves deeply grooved and striated with pale silver, very slow, best in bright light and kept on the drier side, semi rosette 6-8" diameter in many years, 3". | $15.00 |  |
| 3) Asteroid, (NCS) very pretty, most unusual color combonation, narrow pale green leaves in small elongated rosette, flushed and finely spotted with silver, forms many offsets, best if kept single, slow, rosette to 6" in many years, 3" pot size. | $40.00 |  |
| 4) batesiana hyb. variegata, (Japan) forms rosette to 16" diameter in many years, thick fleshy dark green leaves spotted with many white tubercles, variegated with broad stripes of golden yellow, keep normal plants removed, beautiful, 3". | $12.50 |  |
| 5) decipiens, specie very similar to armstrongii, thick wide hard leathery dark green leaves, forms dense clump with age, bright light for best form, nice 3". | $5.00 |  |
| 6) Gastrolea Green Ice, beautiful Gasteria Aloe hybrid, of wide fleshy silver leaves comming to sharp points, striped with dark green, normal plants tend to go all silver !! rosette to 12" diameter with great age, best if kept single, 3" pot size. | $20.00 |  |
| 7) Guargantuan, (NCS) this is a giant plant, as they are getter larger and larger with age, semi rosettee, to full rosette with age, super thick, wide shinny blue gray leaves, to 18" diamtere, and I expect to reach 24" tall when mature beautiful plant, nice. | $20.00 |  |
| 8) Horizon, (NCS) beautiful, forms semi rosette of thick silver colored leaves with dark green stripes, lightly striated, spotted with white tubercles, very slow, rosette to 6" plus, very few available now, more coming along, 3" pot size. | $35.00 |  |
| 9) Krinkles, (NCS) medium sized rosette, very pretty, thick wide glossy apple green leaves, grooved and striated with bright green, slow, forms many offsets, for best in grow in bright light, and keep on the dry side, nice 3" pot size. | $20.00 |  |
| 10) madagascariensis, (Hummel) I know there is no Gasterias growing in Madagascar, this was the name Ed had on it, so I kept it all these years, forms large rosette of super thick wide dark green leaves, spotted with white, very slow, 3" pot size. | $12.50 |  |
| 11) Miel, (NCS) stout rosette of thick wide dark apple green leaves, deeply concave, edged with bright green, armstrongii hybrid, slow, forms few offsets, 3". | $20.00 |  |
| 12) Mombo, (NCS) armstrongii hybrid, very pretty, super thick, wide, silver colored leaves in semi rosette with age, slightly contorted growth, striped with dark green, very slow, forms few offsets, best if kept single, bright light, 3". | $45.00 |  |
| 13) Mosaic, (NCS) very pretty, slow, forms spiral rosette of many angular leaves, dark green, heavily frosted with fine silver spots, bright light, best form if kept single, forms few offsets, rosette to 6" with age, 3" pot size. | $40.00 |  |
| 14) nitida variegata, (Japan) medium semi rosette of very dark green leaves striped heavily with bright yellow, very slow, beautiful variegated specie, 3". | $50.00 |  |
| 15) Nome, (NCS) sorry bad picture !!, armstrongii hybrid, very short, wide, thick bright apple green leaves in small semi rosette, leaves are semi striated and contorted when in young stage, forms many offsets, very slow, nice small 3". | $20.00 |  |
| 16) Pale Blue Monster, (NCS) medium semi rosette of thick, wide, glossy, striated, contorted, and deeply grooved, pale silver blue leaves, , best if kept on the dry side, very slow, leaves are more contorted on the younger plants, nice 3". | $25.00 |  |
| 17) Phayroh, (NCS) armstrongii hybrid, very short thick, wide, pale olive green leaves, striped with silver, stays very small, very slow, bright light for best growth, very pretty plant, sorry bad photo !! nice small 3". | $45.00 |  |
| 18) Shozoden, (Japan) stays very small for many years froming dense clump with age, very thick wide dark green leaves spotted with white, striped with creamy yellow, will reach 5" diameter semi rosette with age, nice small 3". | $7.50 |  |
| 19) Silver Baby, (NCS) small growing semi rosette of thick, short, narrow pale green leaves, spotted with lime green, striped with silver, forms dense clump with age, to 5" diameter with age, nice small 3". | $25.00 |  |
| 20) Silver Hawk, (NCS) very pretty, very slow, short wide dark green leaves spotted with silver, striped with silver, stays on the small side, bad photo, nice 3". | $25.00 |  |
| 21) Silver Giants Brother, (NCS) forms huge semi rosette of super thick, wide fleshy, blue silver leaves, to over 18" long, spotted with pale white, edged with dark green, and its still a baby too !!! sorry not available yet. | N/A |  |
| 22) Tang, (NCS) armstrongii hybrid, very short, wide, thick dark green leaves, striped with pale yellow, spotted with pale white dots, sorry bad photo, very pretty plant, variegation kind of glows in strong light, slow, small 3". | $25.00 |  |
| 23) Torba, (NCS) unusual shaped leaves, almost round, more than flat, very thick, short, pale green leaves, spotted with white, striped with creamy yellow, forms small, dense clump with age, bright light for best form, nice small 3". | $20.00 |  |
| 24) After Glow, (NCS) beautiful plant, bad photo, thick, wide, dark green leaves, totally frosted with silver, tipped and edged with silver, very unusual very slow, forms dense clump with age, pink tones in bright light, 3". | $35.00 |  |
| 25) Night Hawk, (NCS) larger version of Tang, very thick, wide, olive green leaves spotted with lime green, striped with pale silver lime green, best in bright light, slow, forms clump with age, single semi rosettes to 6" diameter, nice 3". | $17.50 |  |
| 26) Jammer, (NCS) awesome plant, very unusual, short towers of many short, thick dark green, angular leaves totaly frosted with bright silver blue, edged with silver, striated and grooved, forms dense clump with age, small 3". | $50.00 |  |
| 27) Silver Lion, (NCS) beautiful, wide, thick, totally bright silver blue leaves, slightly striated in strong light, edged with dark green, forms semi contorted rosette with age, young plants are much more contorted, very slow, nice 3". | $45.00 |  |
| 28) Sun Spots, (NCS) forms dense clump of short, wide glossy dark green leaves, spotted with limy green dots, striped with broad creamy yellow stripes, very slow, bright light for best form, stays small, rosette to 6" diameter, 3". | $30.00 |  |
| 29) Wala Wala, (NCS) armstrongii hybrid, very thick short, wide dark green leaves, spotted with pale silver green, striped with silver, turning red colors in bright light, very slow, forms dense clump with age, nice small 3" pot size. | $30.00 |  |
| 30) Oba, (NCS) sorry bad photo, super wide, thick dark green leaves, spotted with large white dots, forms very short semi rosette, of very thick leaves with age, very slow, does not pup well, semi rosette to 6" diameter, nice 3". | $20.00 |  |
| 31) After Thoughts, (NCS) very pretty, mini rosette, of thick narrow very glossy super dark green leaves, forms dense clump with age, rosettes to 4" diameter very dark almost black in strong light, slow, nice small 3". pot size. | $17.50 |  |
| 32) Super Nova, (NCS) forms huge semi rosette of very thick wide leathery, dark glossy, almost black green leaves, very slow, rosette to 12" diameter and its not done yet, forms few pups, very pretty, not available yet. | N/A |  |
| 33) Awesome, (NCS) very wide, thick dark green leaves, in semi rosette, totally flushed with silver blue, slightly striated in strong light, very slow, semi rosette to 10" diameter with age, nice 3" pot size. | $40.00 |  |
| 34) Domingo, (NCS) very unusual trinagular shaped, narrow, bright green leaves spotted with white, forms dense triangular shaped rosette of many fleshy leaves, forms dense clump with age, nice 3" pot size. | $15.00 |  |
| 35) Glowing Embers, (NCS) beautiful plant, bad photo, wide, thick, pale green leaves in semi rosette to 8" diameter with age, forms dense clump, leaves are totally frosted with glowing silver blue, very slow, nice small 3". | $45.00 |  |
| 36) Mellow, (NCS) mini rosette, forming dense clump, armstrongii hybrid, very thick, wide, short, dark green leaves broad bands of frosty silver, leaves tipped with silver, beautiful plant, sorry bad photo, nice small 3" pot size. | $35.00 |  |
| 37) Persia, (NCS) armstrongii hybrid, super thick, wide, leathery, angular dark green leaves, spotted and speckled with large green tubercles, bright light for best form, keep on the dry side for super short leaves, slow, small 3". | $25.00 |  |
| 38) Rex, (NCS) also armstrongii hybrid, of very short, thick, super wide, apple green leaves striped with pale silver, forms dense clump with age, bright light for best form, very pretty and slow, nice small 3" pot size. | $25.00 |  |
| 39) Zonkers, (NCS) awesome plant, very unusual, short triangular towers of, short, thick, wide dark green leaves heavily striated and flushed with bright silver blue, forms dense clump with age, this picture is a young plant, so will most likely reach 6-7" diameter rosette, nice 3". | $50.00 |  |
| 40) Silver Stripes, (NCS) forms dense clump of short, thick, wide, contorted angular leaves, totally silver blue, striped with dark green, some rosettes are totally silver, rosette to 7" diameter, very pretty, nice 3". | $12.50 |  |
| 41) Athens, (NCS) beautiful, sorry terrible picture, semi contorted rosette, of thick wide, bright silver blue leaves, edged with dark green, mini version of Blue Ox, this is a young plant yet, so will be about 10" diameter when mature, 3". | $35.00 |  |
| 42) Silver Cheif, (NCS) forms dense clump of many semi rosettes, pale dark green leaves, striped heavily with bright silver, very pretty, slow, spotted with pale silver, best if kept single, semi striated in bright light, pink tones, 3". | $17.50 |  |
| 43) Oh Mama, (NCS) beautiful, mini semi rosette of many very short, thick very dark green leaves, striped heavily with fine bright yellow lines, very slow stays very small, to 4" diameter, forms dense clumps of pups, nice small 3". | $50.00 |  |
| 44) Grandeuir, (NCS) beautiful, very unusual color, bright pale apple green leaves, very thick, fleshy, flushy with glossy, sort of irridescent, silver green giving it a glowing appearance, very, slow, 3". | $40.00 |  |
| 45) Pradera, (NCS) armstrongnii hybrid, awesome plant, super wide, thick, short glossy apple green, striped with broken lines of silver, very slow, best in bright light, keep on the dry side, nice small 3" pot size. | $75.00 |  |
| 46) Black Panther, (NCS) magnificent, forms dense clump of rosettes, wide thick leathery leaves very glossy almost black green, striated with an irridescent sheen, keep single for best form, light shade, nice 3"+. | $35.00 |  |
| 47) Merikesh, (NCS) very short, wide, thick, dark green leaves, spotted with white dots, with broad stripes of creamy yellow, immature plant still, so will most likely reach 6" diameter with age, forms dense clump, not available. | N/A |  |
| 48) Ducky, (NCS) armstrongii hybrid, very short, wide, thick, apple green leaves striated with pale bright green, leaves have irridescent sheen, very slow, some leaves are striped with silver, over dark green, stays small, nice small 3". | $45.00 |  |
| 49) gracilis Super Mini Pink, (NCS) sport from the larger version, tiny short wide leaves, very soft, fleshy, pale green totally striped with fine white to brilliant pink in bright light, forms tiny dense clump, bright light, watch water, small 2". | $17.50 |  |
| 50) gracilis variegata 'Yellow', (Japan) old variegated form from Japan, dark glossy green, thick, wide leaves in medium semi rosette, leaves totally striped with creamy yellow to white, beautiful, slow, nice small 3". | $15.00 |  |
| 51) Karma, (NCS) armstrongii hybrid, super short, wide, thick, contorted and deeply grooved glossy dark green leaves, striped with broad silver stripes, very slow, not available yet, sorry. | N/A |  |
| 52) Black Giant, (NCS) still a baby !! this one I think will reach easy 2ft. diameter transvalensis hybrid, huge thick , wide angular glossy dark green. | N/A |  |
| 53) MOE (NCS), beautiful specie, forms very large semi rosette of very thick wide, glossy dark green leaves with huge white spots, forms masive clump with age, best if kept single, bright light, watch water, nice 3". | $25.00 |  |
| 54) Silverado, (NCS) forms this contorted like clump with age, of many very thick, fleshy leaves, bright silver blue, striped with dark green, very pretty, single rosette to 6-7" diameter, nice 3". | $15.00 |  |
| 55) Sevan, (NCS) very unusual color, very thick, fleshy, short, wide leaves, dark green, flush strongly with brilliant lime green, sometimes leaves striped with pale yellow, very slow, forms dense clump with age, nice 3". | $45.00 |  |
| 56) pillandsii variegata, (Japan) very rare variegated form from Japan, this plant is very old, at least 20 years old, infrequently pups, one of the prettiest of the variegated Gasterias, super thick, wide, leaves striped with golden yellow, from narrow, to wide stripes of color, red tonesin bright light, nice small 3". | $100.00 |  |
| 57) Hiyashi's Silver, (Hiyashi) most beautiful, armstrongii hybrid, very short, super thick, wide leaves, dark green striped heavilty with bright silver, stays very small, extremely slow, very slow to pup, nice small 3" pot size. | $75.00 |  |
| 58) Verde, (NCS) very pretty, short short thick almost round glossy dark green leaves, form small mini rosette to 4" diameter, forms clump with age, small 3". | $12.50 |  |
| 59) Ultima, (NCS) very unusual, armstrongii hybrid, super thick, wide, contorted leaves dark green leaves heavily striped and striated with silver blue extremely slow, only very few available, this plant 17 years old! nice small 3". | $75.00 |  |
| 60) Magic Dust, (NCS) very thick wide fleshy bright silver lime colored leaves, speckled and lightly striated with silver green, bright light for best growth forms single semi rosette to 8" diameter, slow, very pretty, nice 3". | $35.00 |  |
| 61) Gyuaden, (Japan) been our best seller for years, thick wide glossy very dark green leaves, edged with golden green when young, semi rosette to 10" with great age, best kept single, and on the dry side for best form and color 3". | $5.50 |  |
| 62) Nefrotite, (NCS) transvalensis hybrid, super thick wide bright apple blue green leaves spotted heavily with white, she is just a baby yet !!! I think she will be a good 24" diameter plant when mature, not available yet, sorry. | $50.00 |  |
| 63) Green Monster, (NCS) forms small contorted rosette of many short, thick, wide bright green leaves, young plants are much more contored in growth, semi striated in bright light, keep on dry side for best form, very unusual plant, 3". | $25.00 |  |
| 64) Emerald Queen, (NCS) my first unusual hybrid Gasteria, this plant is over 35 years old!!! 5" diameter, super leathery, wide, deeply grooved glossy dark, almost black leaves, does not pup, leaves either, very pretty, not available. | N/A |  |
| 65) batesiana variegata, (Japan) true specie variegated, very rare, extremely difficult to propagate, as so much variegation, none are available yet. | N/A |  |
| 66) Silver King, (NCS) very pretty, forms small semi rosette of thick wide dark green leaves striped and striated heavily with silver, will form dense clump with age, very slow, bright light for best form and colors, nice small 3". | $35.00 |  |
| 67) King Tut, (NCS) forms tiny rosette of very short thick almost round glossy dark green leaves when young, turning more flat and angular with age, will form dense clump with age, which is best, keeps rosettes smaller, nice small 3". | $10.00 |  |
| 68) Silver Mist, (NCS) beautiful, thick wide dark glossy green leaves, edged with silver, striped and lightly striated with silver, spotted with silver green tubercles, semi rosette to 8" diameter with age, bright light, slow, 3". | $35.00 |  |
| 69) Sakura Fuji, (Japan) beautiful, mini semi rosette to 5" with great age, forms dense clump of many pups, short thick wide leaves totally variegated with creamy to bright pink, dark green stripes, very slow, nice small 3". | $17.50 |  |
| 70) Trade Winds, (NCS) thick wide glossy silver blue leaves grooved and striated heavily when young and in bright light, forms dense clump, best if kept single keep on the dry side for best form, very pretty, slow 3". | $40.00 |  |
| 71) Kristal Blue, (NCS) this is one of the best of the giant blue forms that I offer, these are just babies, as mother froze, spiral rosette to 18" diameter with great age, super thick, wide bright blue leaves edged with dark green, very slow 3". | $60.00 |  |
| 72) Gastrolea"Beauty", (Paul Hutchinson) , rosette of many narrow fleshy dark glossy green leaves spotted heavily with white tubercles, will form dense clump with age, best if kept single, bright light, watch water, nice 3". | $10.00 |  |
| 73) Mini Blue Monster, (NCS) forms dense clump of very tiny spiraling rosettes, very short, thick, contorted leaves, and growth, rosette to 3-4" diameter plenty of bright light for best gowth, keep on the dry side, nice small 3". | $17.50 |  |
| 74) armstrongii hyb. monstrosa, (Japan), first of the monstrose forms in Japan, very thick, wide, short, dark green leaves, deeply grooved and striated in bright light, irridescent sheen to leaves, keep on dry side, very slow, small 3". | $20.00 |  |
| 75) armstrongii hyb. variegata, (Japan) beautiful, semi rosette to 12" daimeter with age, forms dense clump, best if kept single, will form wide, thick dark green leaves heavily striped with golden yellow, bright light, nice 3". | $17.50 |  |
| 76) Bicolor, mini specie, forms dense clump of many small semi rosettes, to 3-4" diameter with age, short, wide, thick, silver blue gray leaves edged with dark blue green, lightly striped with silver blue, nice small 3". | $5.00 |  |
| 77) Blackie, (NCS) very pretty, very thick wide leathery dark glossy, almost black green leaves, spotted lightly with white, this is an old plant, smaller plants are much prettier for years, with very wide leaves, nice 3". | $10.00 |  |
| 78) Blue Ox, (NCS) beautiful, most unusual color for a gasteria, super thick, wide angular silver blue leaves edged with dark green, forms rosette to over 18" diameter, rarely pups, this plant is 15 years old, very pretty when young, nice 3". | $45.00 |  |
| 79) Hiyashi's Lime Aide, (Hiyashi) another amrstrongii hybrid from Japan, most unusual, super thick, short, wide leaves in very small semi rosette, bright lime green, changing semi irridescent colors of green, very slow, nice small 3". | $75.00 |  |
| 80) Kongongo, (Japan) unusual color, spiral rosette of many thick fleshy leaves, very pale blue flushed with pale green, forms dense clump with age, grows fast, best if kept single, bright light, beatiful large orange flowers, nice 3". | $7.50 |  |
| 81) Magic, (NCS) armstrongii hybrid, very short, wide, thick, olive green leaves, striped heavily with silver blue, spotted and speckled with silver forms very small semi rosette, very slow, bright light for best form, keep dry. | $45.00 |  |
| 82) Magnifica, (NCS) beautiful, giant powder blue gray leaves, forms huge spiral rosette to over 18", super thick, wide, angular leaves, edged with dark green, very slow, produces very few pups, best if kept single, 3"+. | $45.00 |  |
| 83) Mini Silver Spiral, (NCS) mini spiral rosette to 5" diameter, forms dense clump with age, very short narrow pale green leaves, flushed and spotted with silver green, pink tones bright light, nice small 3" pot size. | $15.00 |  |
| 84) Obtuse, (NCS) medium semi rosette with great age, young plants are very dark glossy green, almost black, with a few white tubercles, very thick wide leaves with very blunt leaf tips, slow, nice small 3" pot size. | $12.50 |  |
| 85) Pearl Drops, (Japan) armstrongii hybrid, very pretty, super thick, wide, glossy dark apple green leaves heavily covered with large gritty tubercles, very slow, forms dense clump with age, bright light for best form, nice small 3". | $17.50 |  |
| 86) Pearl Magic, (NCS) very unusual color, very pale silver green leaves, flushed with pale silver green, pinkish irridescent sheen in bright light, not very good picture, sorry, forms dense clump, best if kept single, slow, very pretty 3". | $40.00 |  |
| 87) Silver Queen, (NCS) very pretty, thick narrow glossy dark green leaves flushed with bright silver with irridescent sheen, semi striated in bright light, lightly spotted and speckled with silver and green, slow, 3". | $40.00 |  |
| 88) Sol, (NCS) forms small rosette to 5" diameter, very thick wide, glossy dark green leaves, with broad stripes of golden yellow, very slow, finely spotted with white, forms dense clump with age, bright light, small 3". | $45.00 |  |
| 89) transvalensis, largest of the Gasterias species, to 4ft. diameter in many years, forms magnificent huge spiral rosette of giant thick wide angular leaves, very dark green spotted with light green, loosing most of the spots with age 3". | $10.00 |  |
| 90) Little Warty, (Cumings) very pretty, forms very dense clump, many thick wide fleshy dark green leaves, covered with fine green warts, striped heavily with bright lime silver green, spiral rosette, keep single for best form 3". | $5.00 | .jpg) |
| 91) Blue Monster, (NCS) super monstrose armstrongii hybrid, very short, thick almost round leaves, dark green, deeply grooved and striated with irridescent silver, forms dense clump with age, rosette to 4" diameter, small 3". | $50.00 |  |
| 92) Mini Orange Aide, (Japan) forms very dense clump of many tiny 3" diameter rosette, of short, thick, dark olive green leaves spotted with white, broad striped with creamy bright orange yellow in strong light, dry side, nice small 3". | $5.00 |  |
| 93) Mini Silver Monstrosa, (NCS) forms dense clump with age, many leaved small 3" diameter rosette, dark green flushed and striated with irridescent silver, slow, buts clumps up early, very pretty, nice small 3" pot size. | $25.00 |  |
| 94) Green Ice, (NCS) forms large semi rosette to 12" diameter, very thick, wide fleshy, very pale irridescent lime green leaves, slow, forms very few offsets, watch water, light shade for best form and color, nice 3" pot size. | $20.00 | |
| 95) Midnight, (NCS) very pretty, mini rosette to 4" diameter, forms dense clump with age, thick, short, very dark glossy green, clumps out early, but best if kept single, very strong light, keep on the dry side for best form, slow 3". | $25.00 |  |
| 96) Moon Glow, (NCS) medium semi rosette thick, wide, glossy dark green leaves, heavily flushed and spotted with silver, very pretty, this is not a good photo of this plant, its beautiful, needs bright light for best form, small 3". | $35.00 |  |
| 97) Blue Boy, (NCS) giant blue form, rosette to 18", similar to the other giant blues, but they are all different in growth, shape, and color. This one has very thick, wide, silver blue angular leaves, very slow. | $40.00 |  |
| 98) Wild Thing, (NCS) this one, changed considerably since I named it, was super contorted in its youth, armstrongii hybrid, bright apple green leaves very short, thick, and wide, forms small twisted contorted rosette, white marbleing on some of the leaves, so may variegate nicely??? very slow, small 3". | $30.00 |  |
| 99) Royale Blue, (NCS) giant blue form, this one has much more narrow leaves, very thick, wide, and angular, forms huge rosette to 18" plus with age, bright blue gray with dark green edges, very beautiful when young, very slow. | $40.00 |  |
| 100) Blue Beard, (NCS) medium rosette to 12" diameter, thick wide fleshy very pale silver blue green leaves with irridescent sheen, slightly striated in bright light, keep on the dry side, bright light, not good photo, sorry, small 3". | $45.00 |  |
| 101) Vanilla Ice, (NCS) unusual color, narrow, pale green, thick leaves, heavily spotted with fine white dots, striped with creamy yellow variegation, very slow, forms very few offsets, keep single and bright light for best growth, small 3". | $40.00 |  |
| 102) Pluto, (NCS) well this plant should be silver, sorry, armstrongii hybrid, super short, thick, wide glossy dark green leaves, heavily striped with silver, stays very small, makes few offsets, bright light, keep on dry side for best form, slow 3". | $45.00 |  |
| 103) Giant Blue Ice, (NCS) this is an old plant, and its had a hard time lately !! this is a beautiful plant, super wide, thick, fleshy, dark glossy green leaves flushed and striated with silver, brght light, keep on dry side, very slow 3". | $50.00 |  |
| 104) Monique, (NCS) forms small semi rosette, of short, wide, thick, bright apple green leaves straited with even brighter green, very slow, forms few offsets, watch water, bright light for best form, very pretty, nice small 3" pot size. | $25.00 |  |
| 105) Dynasty, (NCS) beautiful and unusual, spiral rosette to 4" diameter, forming towers of very short, wide, thick green leaves heavily flushed with fine silver dots, striped with bright silver, forms dense clump, best if kept single, slow 3". | $35.00 |  |
| 107) Musk, (NCS) armstrongii hybrid, very sort, wide, thick, fleshy pale blue green leaves, flushed with silverish lime green, striped with siver very unusual, slow, forms few offsets, bright light for best form, nice small 3". | $30.00 |  |
| 108) Zoomer, (NCS) beautiful, small semi rosette to 4" diameter, very short, wide glossy green leaves, with broad stripes of golden yellow, spotted with many white dots, forms dense clump with age, bright light for best color, form, small 3". | $50.00 |  |
| 109) Amur, (NCS) unusual color pattern, short wide thick fleshy dark green leaves, spotted with silver, crossbands of silver variegation, lightly flushed all over with pale silver, forms dense clump, keep single for best form, bright light 3". | $45.00 |  |
| 110) pseudonigricans, wild looking specie, very pretty and unusual, dense rosette of many almost round leaves , dark black green, to black in strong light, forms this contorted, semi crested rosette of many leaves, watch water, nice small 3". | $12.50 |  |
| 111) Fradensa, (NCS) very short, super wide dark glossy green leaves, forms few offsets, semi spiral rosette to 6" diameter, very slow, much prettier when young, as leaves are very short and wide, almost black color, small 3". | $20.00 |  |
| 112) Palace Terrace, (NCS) very similar to Monique and Krinkles, rosette size is in between, about 8" diameter, wider leaves, only slighly striated, but that can change, bright apple green color, bright light for best form, nie 3". | $17.50 |  |
| 113) Empress, (NCS) stout rosette to 6" diameter, dark glossy green, thick, wide leaves, semi striated with silver green, covered with many fine to large tubercles, best in very strong light, keep on dry side, armstrongii hyb. 3". | $20.00 |  |
| 114) Moon Dust, (NCS) super short, wide, dark green leaves, armstrongii hybrid, slow to pup, bright light for best form, keep on dry side, best if kept single, try putting nice Gasterias in Bonsai pots, they look like a million bucks !!!!. | $45.00 |  |
| 115) Cordilera, (NCS) transvalensis hybrid, still a baby to, will be at least 20" diameter when mature, very thick wide leaves, dark glossy green with speckled with many silver spots, very slow. | $50.00 |  |
| 116) Hummel's Silver, (Hummel) old time Ed Hummel hybrid, forms semi rosette of medium wide dark green leaves, striped and striated with bright silver, forms dense clump with age, best if kept single, bright light, 3". | $12.50 |  |
| 117) Chiyobanumatsu, (Japan) one of the rarest of the variegated Gasterias in Japan, very slow, medium wide gloosy dark green leaves finely striped with silver to bright pink, in strong light, very pretty, nice small 3" pot size. | $100.00 |  |
| 118) Monster, (NCS) strange plant, very unusual form, as you can see, but must be kept very dry, to get this form, old plant, very short wide glossy green leaves spotted with large with dots, very slow. | $50.00 | |
| 119) Gastrolea beguinii variegata, (Hummel) fantastic hybrid Gastrolea, when growing center of rosette, turns completely creamy yellow, surrounded by dark green fleshy leaves, covered with many white tubercles, beautiful, 3". | $15.00 | .jpg) |
| 120) Gastrolea Spotted Queen, (Hummel) mini type, rosette of very thick wide angular leaves, very dark green, spotted with many large white tubercles' forms dense clump with age, very slow, pretty, nice small 3". | $7.50 | .jpg) |
| 121) Gastrolea Nature's Curiosity Shop, (NCS) very unusual, open rosette of fleshy dark mottled multi multi-green leaves, dark green edges, forms short towers, very pretty, slow, froms dense clump with great age, best if single, 3". | $12.50 |  |
| 122) Gastrolea Ana, (NCS) unusual, towers of many short, wide, very angular leaves, bright apple green, speckled with green tubercles, will form nice clump with great age, very slow, has nice flowers, nice 3" pot size. | $7.50 |  |
| 123) Gastrolea Ivy, (Cummings) beautiful, unusual hybrid, medium open star like rosette of thin, wide, leaves coming to sharp points, dark green, striped heavily wide golden silver, with reddish edges in very strong light, slow, small 3". | $15.00 | .jpg) |
| 124) Gastrolea Ed Hummel, (Hummel) forms large rosette to 12" diameter of very thick, wide, fleshy dark green leaves spotted with white tubercles, best form in bright light, keep on the dry side, single for best form, nice 3". | $15.00 |  |
| 125) Gastrolea Silver Star, (Hummel) very pretty, unusual many leaved rosette, dark glossy green leaves, margined and striped with pale to bright silver, very pretty, slow to offset, keep single, and bright light for best form, slow 3". | $35.00 | .jpg) |
| 126) Gastrolea Pearl Drops, (Hutchinson) unusual shaped contorted rosette of very thick almost round dark green leaves, spotted with large white pearls, slow, forms dense clump, best if kept single, on the dry side, 3" pot size. | $10.00 |  |
| 127) Gastrolea Monte Monroe, (Monroe) very thick wide glossy brownish green leaves, in bright light, deeply grooved centers, spotted with large white dots, forms leaves star like rosette with very few pups, very slow. | $15.00 |  |
| 128) Gastrolea Beautiful, (NCS) beautiful many narrow leaved rosette of thick, fleshy dark green leaves with many white tubercles, keep single for best form, watch water, rosette to 12" diameter when mature. | $5.00 |  |
| 129) Aligator, (NCS) open semi rosette of narrow thick, pale green leaves spotted heavily with silver white dots, maculata hybrid, forms dense clump with age, younger plants are much prettier, wider leaves, brighter colors, 3". | $6.50 |  |
| 130) Isabelle - armstrongii ????, extremely slow, very short, thick, wide glossy dark green leaves, deeply grooved in the centers, speckled with white dots, forms small semi rosette with age, this plant 15 years old. | $75.00 |  |
| 131) Queen - armstrongii ???, short wide glossy dark green leaves, speckled with bright green tubercles, leaves flutes at the margins, best form in bright light, keep on the dry side, very slow, beautuful, forms dense clump. | $75.00 |  |
| 132) Speckles, (Japan) very slow, small semi rosette to 5" diameter with great age short, thick wide dark green leaves, heavily speckled with lighter color of green, forms dense clump, best if kept single for a nice bonsia pot, 3" pot. | $25.00 |  |
| 133) Armstrongii Super Monstrosa, (Japan) very rare, most unusual, incredibly slow, forms this small super contorted short wide, rounded leaves, forms dense mass of many leaves, difficult to propagate, makes few offsets, small 3". | $100.00 |  |
| 134) Blue Persausion, (NCS) giant blue form, this one has many more leaves then the others, super thick, wide angular leaves, bright blue gray with dark green leaf edges, very slow, very beautiful, rosette to 20", nice 3". | $50.00 |  |
| 135) Ed Hummel, (Hummel) old time variegate, medium size semi rosette of thick wide fleshy leaves in loose rosette, dark green, spotted with white broad stripes of bright yellow, keep normal plants cut out, bright light, 3". | $20.00 |  |
| 136) excelsa, beautiful specie, very slow, super short, wide thick dark glossy brownish green, spotted with white, rosette to 10" diameter with great age, forms very few offsets, nice small 3" pot size plants. | $22.50 |  |
| 137) gracilis variegata 'Cream', (Japan) same as above, there is whole series of colors, thick, wide leaves to 12" plus, open semi rosette with age, forms many pups, leaves totally flushed with creamy white color, striped with dark green, 3". | $7.50 | |
| 138) gracilis variegata 'Misusu Fuji'(Japan) also very pretty, leaves shorted and wider, little contorted, striped with multi colors of clear irridescent green, dark green, and white, very unusual, very slow compared with the others 3". | $10.00 |  |
| 139) gracilis variegata 'Pink', (Japan) old time Japanese hybrid, thick wide leaves, 9" diameter semi rosette with age, leaves slightly contorted, finely striped with creamy white to bright pink in strong light, plus keep little dryer, 3". | $7.50 | |
| 140) gracilis 'Silver on Silver', (NCS) sport of gracilis 'Silver', short wide leaves in medium semi rosette, totally silver with few stripes of dark green, if any forms dense clump with age, bright light will bring out colors, 3". | $10.00 |  |
| 141) gracilis variegata 'White', (Japan) beautiful, same as above, rosette little smaller when mature, leaves totally white striped with dark glossy green, keep normal plants removed on all these gracilis types, slow, very pretty 3". | $8.50 |  |
| 143) Hiyashi's Gold Mine, (Hiyashi) very pretty, armstrongii hybrid, very short, wide, thick, very blunt tipped leaves, dark green with stripes of golden yellow, very slow, forms few offsets, nice small 3" pot size. | $75.00 |  |
| 144) Kongongo variegata, (NCS) sport from Japanese form, very unusual color, spiral rosette of many fleshy pale silver green, flushed with silver, striped with pale irridescent yellow, very pretty, needs strong light, 3". | $25.00 |  |
| 145) Mars, (NCS) unusual color, very pretty, stout semi rosette of thick, wide irridesent silver blue green color leaves, very striking plant, forms clump with age best if kept single, bright light, for best form, very slow 3". | $20.00 |  |
| 146) Nature's Curiosity Shop, (NCS) bad photo, this is a beautiful plant, and this is the largest I have, mother froze, one of my first good variegates, very thick, wide leaves, spotted with white, striped with creamy yellow, very slow, small 3". | $75.00 |  |
| 147) pseudonigricans Silver, (NCS) sport from the specie, super dense clump of many, thick, short, wide, contorted leaves, totally flushed with silver, edeged with silver, slower than the normal form, nice 3" pot size. | $15.00 |  |
| 148) Silver Moon, (NCS) beautiful, armstrongii hybrid, very short, thick, wide dark green leaves striped with silver, semi rosette to 5" diameter with age, very slow, best of kept single, bright light, keep on drier side, nice small 3" . | $45.00 |  |
| 149) Silver on Green, (NCS) forms very dense clump of many medium sized rosettes, to 6" diameter if kept single, short, thick, fleshy, narrow dark green leaves heavily striped silver, to totally silver leaves, nice 3". | $10.00 |  |
| 150) Temple, (NCS) unusual apple green color leaves, thick, fleshy, almost round spotted with pale white, striped faintly with pale yellow green, forms dense clump with age, best if single, very bright light, this is shade grown, 3". | $12.50 |  |
| 151) verucosa cristata, very rare crested Gasteria, forms dense clump of many short, narrow, dark green leaves covered with white tubercles, rosette forms snake like swirls with age, remove normal growth, very slow, watch water, small 3". | $75.00 |  |
| 152) Wander Lust, (NCS) rosette of very short, wide, thick, dark green leaves, spotted with white, striped with broad stripes of creamy yellow, forms very few offsets, rosette to 5" mature in many years, very slow, small 3". | $50.00 |  |
| 153) Ox Tongue, (NCS) one of the blue giant forms, this form has many more leaves in the rosette of 18" plus with age, very slow, large, wide, thick, angular silver blue leaves, edged with dark green, keep single, nice 3" . | $40.00 |  |
| 154) gracilis Silver, (Japan) medium semi rosette, thick, wide, dark green leaves striped heavily with silver, spotted with pale white dots, forms dense clump best if kept single and very dry, so the leaves grow very thick, pretty, nice 3". | $5.00 |  |
| 155) Snake, (NCS) very unusual, looks like a sansevieria trifasciata, the snake plant long tall very upright thin, narrow dark glossy green leaves, bloctched with silver gray, leaves to 30" tall with age, this is still a baby, sorry not available. | N/A |  |
| 156) Gastrolea Towering Beauty, (NCS) very pretty, towers of many thick, short, wide, triangular shaped, bright glossy apple green leaves, edged with cream forms dense clump in many years, watch water, very slow nice small 3". | $25.00 |  |
Thank you all very much for visiting the web site, my pictures are not the greatest and the plants not at their best as they were before all this mess happened.All the plants listed are very pretty to down right knock outs when they mature, or I would not say they were in the decsribtion!! In over 40 years of business, not one complaint!! Thats pretty good!!! If you have any questions or problems don't hesitate to get hold of me, between 9:am - 4:00 p.m. PST, Thank You!!!
Sincerely,
Rick Nowakowski-Owner Natures Curiosity Shop