Haworthiopsis venosa(Lam . ) G.D.Rowley
Breede Haworthia
Aloe venosa , Catevala venosa , Haworthia venosa
Photo byBastiaan Notebaert
family line : AsphodelaceaeSubfamily : AsphodeloideaeTribe : AloeaeGenus : Haworthiopsis
Haworthiopsis venosais native toSouth Africa . It occur in the Breede River Valley .
Haworthiopsis venosa , formerly bang asHaworthia venosa , is a small succulent that forms tardily proliferous , unremarkably acaulescent rosettes of sarcoid , benighted green to brownish leafage with vein arranged in a nett - like rule on the upper control surface . It can grow up to 12 inches ( 30 centimeter ) tall , forming a dense clump . The leaves are ovate - deltoid with a smooth upper control surface and a ordinarily slightly scabrid lower aerofoil . They can measure up to 4 inch ( 10 centimeter ) retentive and 0.6 inches ( 1.5 cm ) wide . In home ground , the leaves are always erect , while they tend to recurve in cultivation . The margins of the leaves have white recurved teeth .
The efflorescence are small , white with a unripened midvein , and appear in a raceme at the end of lax , sparsely branched stalks in summer . The flower stalks can raise up to 20 in ( 50 cm ) long .
USDA hardiness zone9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° speed of light ) .
These succulent are not considered difficulthouseplantsto grow . If you could keep a pot ofAloealive on a windowsill , chances are you could do the same with a dish ofHaworthia . As with all succulents , the most serious position istoo much water . They should never be set aside to sit in water under any circumstances . At the same clip , these small decorative works can be develop in interesting containers such as teacups and even miniature child shoes . If you ’re given aHaworthiain such a container , ensure the container has adequate drainage .
Haworthias are little , usually between 3 and 5 inch ( 7.5 cm and 12.5 atomic number 96 ) in height , and relatively slow - develop . Therefore , they are often grow in small clusters in wide-cut , shallow containers . Over meter , clump will naturally flesh out as the female parent works sends off small plantlets . When the cluster has outgrow its container , repot into a Modern wide and shallow container with freshpotting soilin the spring or early summer . This is also the clock time to take get-go for propagation .
See more atHow to spring up and Care for Haworthia .
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