Haworthia turgidaHaw .
Aloe turgida , Catevala turgida , Haworthia retusavar.turgida , Haworthia turgidavar.turgida
phratry : AsphodelaceaeSubfamily : AsphodeloideaeTribe : AloeaeGenus : Haworthia
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Haworthia turgidais aboriginal toSouth Africa . It get on cliffs along the Langeberg Mountains in the Western Cape responsibility at elevations from 1,640 to 4,920 foot ( 500 to 1,500 m ) .
Haworthia turgidais a small succulent that forms rosettes of heavy , weak immature to xanthous - light-green farewell with darker translucent line of merchandise at the baksheesh . It is variable specie in foliage size , form , and grain . The rosettes can grow up to 4 inches ( 10 atomic number 96 ) in diameter , normally about 2 inches ( 5 centimetre ) , and produce offsets freely , forming a clump with age . The leaf are lance - shaped with the more pointed end at the cornerstone , recurved at the point , measuring up to 1.6 inches ( 4 cm ) long and 0.5 inches ( 1.2 cm ) wide . They become pink or reddish in strong sunlight .
The matured rosettes farm slender , unbranched staunch hold 10 to 20 minor , vasiform flowers in outpouring . The flowers are ashen with purplish - green mid - stripe .
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USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b : from 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
These succulents are not think difficulthouseplantsto grow . If you may keep a pot ofAloealive on a windowsill , prospect are you may do the same with a dish ofHaworthia . As with all succulents , the most dangerous place istoo much water . They should never be reserve to sit in water under any context . At the same metre , these little decorative plant can be grown in interesting containers such as teacups and even miniature baby shoes . If you ’re break aHaworthiain such a container , ensure the container has adequate drainage .
Haworthias are lowly , usually between 3 and 5 inch ( 7.5 centimeter and 12.5 cm ) in height , and relatively slow - growing . Therefore , they are often grown in small bunch in wide , shallow containers . Over time , clusters will of course enlarge as the mother plant commit off small plantlets . When the cluster has outgrown its container , repot into a new wide-eyed and shallow saucer with freshpotting soilin the spring or early summertime . This is also the metre to take commencement for propagation .
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