Haworthia

I have almost all of the species and varieties of Haworthia in my collection.

This is one of my faves:
Haworthia magnifica var splendens.
There are some fantastic clones of this. Especially in Japan.

 

And another of the flat leaf types

Haworthia springbokvlaktensis

 

Beautiful plants.

 

Thanks

 

Nicely different!

The only one that I have is the rather common H.attenuata.

 

longk,
These 2 aren't as "bomb proof" as attenuata.
You have to be a bit more careful with the watering.

 

Which is why I have what I have!!!!

 

They are not all that difficult.
A well drained soil, and watering every 2 weeks or so from March to September. I tend to water a bit less in July and August. Mainly because my greenhouse can get stifling hot at this time of year, and a lot of my Haworthias go into dormancy.

 

Haworthia magnifica var paradoxa

 

Thanks for the tip - I may try a few more.

My first Stapelia seed has germinated

 

I have just ordered, amongst other cacti and succulents, these:-
Haworthia Redusa,
Haworthia Limifolia .

Absolutely any help in keeping these alive greatly appreciated.

 

Hi,
H retusa is similar to the paradoxa above.
Loam based soil with plenty of grit. It will take plenty of sun when established.
Min 5*C in winter

The limifolia is from the northern part of SA. So could do with a degree or two warmer over the winter, say 7*C just to be on the safe side.

 

Haworthia limifolia in one of its many forms.

 

Very many thanks. Love the pics. Great little plants aren't they?

 

Yup, that's why I have got hundreds. Literally. About a third of my 16 ft greenhouse is Haworthias.