Haworthiopsis tessellata(Haw . ) G.D.Rowley
Tessellated Haworthia , Veined Haworthia , Window Haworthia
Aloe tessellata , Catevala tessellata , Haworthia tessellata , Haworthia venosasubsp.tessellata , Haworthia venosavar.tessellata , Haworthiopsis tessellatavar.tessellata
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category : AsphodelaceaeSubfamily : AsphodeloideaeTribe : AloeaeGenus : Haworthiopsis
Haworthiopsis tessellatais native toSouth AfricaandNamibia . It is one of the most far-flung , extremely varying , and the onlyHaworthiopsisthat grows in Namibia .
Haworthiopsis tessellata , formerly known asHaworthia tessellataorHaworthia venosasubsp.tessellata , is a pocket-size , slow - raise succulent that forms little potato of fleshy , green to brownish leaves with a square pattern design and windowed on the upper open . The slow proliferous rose window are usually acaulescent and can grow up to 6 in ( 15 cm ) magniloquent and 4 inch ( 10 cm ) in diameter . The leaves are broadly speaking triangular , powerfully recurved , stiff in texture , and can quantify up to 2 inch ( 5 centimetre ) farseeing and 1.2 inch ( 3 cm ) wide at the home . The upper open of the leaves is mark with six pallid green anastomosing vertical line . The lowly surface is usually rounded and slightly scabrid with raised coriaceous tubercles , especially in the upper part , where they are set in transverse row . The perimeter of the leave of absence have recurved white teeth .
The flowers are little , tubular , white with green midrib , and appear on unbranching , slender stalk in summer . The flower angry walk can grow up to 20 inches ( 50 cm ) long .
USDA hardiness zone9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
These succulent are not considered difficulthouseplantsto grow . If you could keep a pile ofAloealive on a windowsill , opportunity are you could do the same with a dish ofHaworthia . As with all succulent , the most life-threatening situation istoo much water . They should never be allowed to sit around in water under any circumstances . At the same fourth dimension , these little cosmetic plants can be produce in interesting container such as teacups and even miniature babe shoes . If you ’re return aHaworthiain such a container , ensure the container has adequate drainage .
Haworthias are minuscule , usually between 3 and 5 column inch ( 7.5 cm and 12.5 cm ) in height , and relatively slow - grow . Therefore , they are often develop in modest clustering in wide-cut , shallow dish . Over time , clusters will of course expound as the mother plant sends off small plantlet . When the clustering has outgrown its container , repot into a new wide-cut and shallow container with freshpotting soilin the spring or early summertime . This is also the fourth dimension to take offsets for propagation .
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