Plant dossier
Lawyer's Tongue
Gasteria bicolor
A speckled, lower-light-friendly succulent that broadens the catalog's indoor-safe filter set.
easy medium mixed beginner-friendly
Fast read
Handles bright shade well, prefers moderate airflow, and is more forgiving in indoor light than full-sun rosettes.
Name map
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Identity and taxonomy
- Display name
- Lawyer's Tongue
- Latin name
- Gasteria bicolor
- Aliases
- lawyer's tongue, gasteria
- Genus
- Gasteria
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
- Cultivar
- Not set
- Plant tags
- gasteria, shade-tolerant, textural
- Color tags
- green
- Shape tags
- compact, cluster
- State tags
- spotted-leaf, tongue-shape
Core care matrix
- Difficulty
- easy
- Beginner friendly
- Yes
- Light
- medium
- Watering
- low
- Growth season
- mixed
- Dormancy
- none
- Ventilation
- medium
- Temperature min
- 10°C
- Temperature max
- 30°C
Commercial extension
Useful balancing variety in catalogs because it gives a lower-light option without becoming too fragile or niche.
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Source traceability
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