Haworthiopsis Species

Kept as a house plant in this zone. This plant is a delight. It has a carefree spirit with low maintenance. It spends summers outdoors...Read More in high shade so as not to fry. Unfortunately, our winter light is such that it does not redden in the fall which makes for an unusually pretty plant.
When this plant was ID'd, thistlesifter noted "the coaractata tubercles line up in predominately vertical columns whereas the forms of reinwardtii I'm familiar with have predominately horizontal tubercle alignment." The arrangement of tubercle is distinct on this compacted plant with interesting structure. Try it! You'll like it!

This is a clump forming species that has tough, leafy "columns". They are developed because the stems are tightly packed with the scale-...Read Morelike leaves. The leaves curve in at the stem's tip. The leaves are usually dark green and have bands of white spots; however, they turn purplish-red or a burgandy in full sun. This plant grows up to 6 inches high and 15 inches wide.

If you are not familiar with its cultivation, research information on growing and/or propagating techniques because a haworthia requires special care that is too detailed to list here.