Friday, 5 August 2016

Gasteria cv. "Haku Gei" (White Whale) 白鯨

Cok Grootscholten Gasteria Haku Gei
Gasteria Haku Gei by Cok Grootscholen

Vincenzo Cicerone -  Gasteria cv 'Haku Gei"
Gasteria Haku Gei by Vicenzio Cicerone



Gasteria Haku Gei by Vicenzio Cicerone

This plant was probably named after the white whale of Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick.   It was formerly known as Gasteria cv. Mumei (Japanese for "nameless").  Cok Grootsholten reports that it is an  Hiroshi Kobayashi hybrid.
Gasteria 'Haku Gei' (White Whale)