1 2

Surreal Succulents

Astroloba skinneri

Astroloba skinneri

£11.50
£11.50
Sale Sold out

Most of our plants are shipped bare-root. Please note that the plant you receive may not be an exact likeness of the images shown. How we prepare your plants

Astroloba skinneri quick care tips

Watering

Astroloba skinneri is a drought-tolerant succulent variety, so watering around once per week in the peak growing season is advised. Ensure the soil dries between waterings following the 3 Ds: drench, drain and dry. It is also advised to completely stop watering when conditions are frosty, keeping the plant dry for several months at a time over winter.

Feeding

Astroloba skinneri likes to be fed to bring out its best forms and colours. We recommend feeding with a liquid seaweed feed every 2 weeks in the main growing season from April to September.

Ideal soil

Astroloba skinneri needs free draining soil to thrive. We recommend a mixture of 1/3 John Innes no.2, 1/3 perlite and 1/3 coconut coir. The soil mix we offer here is similar in composition to this.

More Advice

General Care Advice
Winter Care Advice

Astroloba skinneri

Alstroba skinneri is a stunning star-shaped succulent that's rarely available in cultivation, the lime coloured leaves are triangular in shape and strong and rigid to touch. In high light, the older leaves turn a sunset orange colouring which really sets off the lime green centre of the rosette.

We have been growing this particular variety for many years and have found it to be incredibly easy to grow, it would definitely be a great succulent for beginners indoors on a bright/sunny windowsill.

Believed to be very closely related to Haworthia and sometimes seen listed as x Astroworthia skinneri.

Difficulty
Beginner
Growth Form
Clumping
Growth Rate
Moderate
Minimum Temperature
-2°C
Maximum Size
10 cm x 10 cm
Featured Colour
Green and Brown

Ideal Environment for Astroloba skinneri

Full Sun
Indoor Bright
View full details

Gallery

  • Choose a pot with a drainage hole if you can’t limit the watering (outdoors). A pot with no drainage hole can be used as long as you water moderately. A pot with a hole tends to be more forgiving. Also, as it is slightly breathable, a terracotta pot is usually preferred over a plastic pot, but the succulents dont seem to mind too much.
    Striking Echeveria agavoides 'Ebony'
  • Bright variegated Aeonium
  • Mixed succulent terrariums
  • Our 2024 RHS Chelsea gold winning display
  • Firey x Semponium 'Sienna'
  • Haworthia sub-attenuata accompanied with multiple succulents
1 6