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Haworthia

Haworthia are known as the jewels of the succulent world – bright green translucent leaves or spectacular markings are their hallmark. In a succulent collection, Haworthia add a new dimension with their unique growth habit and form.

Most grow in a rosette of spiky, chubby, delicately marked foliage, and they tend over time to form a clump of many smaller rosettes. This makes it possible to separate the offsets and make a new plant easily.

The roots of Haworthia are fleshy and a pale yellow colour if healthy. Sometimes the roots become aged and rot, so if you have a plant that’s looking sad, this could be the cause.

Trimming off the dead roots and repotting into fresh soil will usually help. Cutting back on watering in future will prevent this, although Haworthia are much more forgiving of more moisture in the soil.

In fact, they prefer this, as well as being able to grow very well in lower light conditions. A bright window with filtered light will suit them fine, as in full sun the leaves of some species turn brown and sunburn easily.


Haworthia cymbiformis

Haworthia cymbiformis - Light green clustered rosettes. here you can see why it's best to water with rain water, as the calcium in my well water will mark the foliage.

Haworthia fasciata

Haworthia fasciata - Corky white ridges on dark green curving sword shaped leaves. Very slow growing, but one of my most sought after species.

Haworthia x cooperi-obtusa

Haworthia obtusa x cooperi - Chubby bright green closely packed rosettes. If you look at this plant, you can see little windows in the leaves where the light enters to be photosynthesized.

Haworthia margaritafera

Haworthia margaritafera - Delicately marked dark green foliage. New Haworthia coming soon for 2010!





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