Haworthia Species, Fairy Washboard

Central Phoenix -- One of the odd things about Haworthia limifolia limifolia is that its pups come up at a distance from the mother plant...Read More, sometimes up to a foot away. This Haworthia grows quite well in my garden, both in the ground and in pots. Some of my plants receive water every 2 weeks, but most get only once-a-month water in summer. However, even the potted plants have gone 2 months in summer without water and were fine. All of these watering regimes seem to suit H. l. limifolia. Most of my plants receive no winter protection except for downed tree leaves, and have survived into the lower 20s F.

To me this is one of the more attractive common Haworthias and is pretty easy to grow outdoors in zone 10 (actually I live in a zone sort...Read More of between 9b and 10, but does fine here). It seems pretty oblivious to overwatering, something that does most Haworthias in from my experience. Yet this one eats it up. More water, more growth. Relatively fast growing plant, it has wonderful symmetry and thick, durable rough-textured leaves with linear ridges along them. Does well in low light situations as well as mod sun (doesn't seem to like full sun here in inland southern CAlifornia- burns too easily).

Offsettings,caespitpse rosettes 8-10 cm in diameter;up to 20 dark green leaves 5-10 cm long with several tubercles arranged in transerve ...Read Morerows;inflorescence 35 cm long;white flowers with grey-green veins.

This is the common plant found in Wal-mart, Low's, Armstrong's it has been around for years, and years, it is still a nice house plant, o...Read Morer in open run if you live in zone 10 or milder. It comes from So. Africa (Natal,Transvaal), Swaziland

There are another 2,000+ species and varieties that I know of and I will only list those which I think you can find.
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