Gasteria Id please

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Gasteria Id please

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Is anyone able to give me the name for this gasteria please(sorry about pic quality)
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Looks very much like G. bicolor var. liliputana
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Just bicolor var. bicolor.
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Tony R wrote: Sun Jul 18, 2021 5:53 pm Just bicolor var. bicolor.
Ah, it tricked me again! You're obviously right, the var. liliputana's leaves would easily be half the width, am I correct?
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Yes, a typucal liliputrana:


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Thanks everyone
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