"Unusual plants: Haworthia"

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Haworthia Haworthias are basal-leaved, clump-forming stemless succulents from southern Africa that have patterned leaves and translucent to almost transparent leaf parts. The transparency allows sunshine to the inner parts of the leaf, which better allows the plants to grow under larger plants and in rock crevices, where they are protected from grazing animals. Flowers on long spikes may poke out of the crevices like periscopes, revealing their hiding places. Note: we are not expert in the identification of this genus. The names represent our best guesses as to species, and we haven't tried to discern varieties. If you are a serious collector, you shouldn't trust our names, but then you probably already have these species.

*Haworthia cymbiformis* (or maybe bolusii)	The fastest-growing of those we grow, it develops 3" rosettes of pastel-green leaves, and becomes faceted as it pups. Haworthia cymbiformis 4" pot $4.00 Limit 3
*Haworthia mutica*, pictured at the top of the page, has stout triangular leaves with transparent tips. It will take temperatures right down to freezing for short periods and, unlike most succulents, prefers light shade and regular but not heavy watering. It bears small, two-lipped white flowers in summer.	Haworthia mutica 4" pot $5.00 SOLD OUT
*Haworthia retusa (tesselata)*	The "Star Cactus" is one of the most interesting-looking, so naturally one of the slower-growing. Haworthia retusa 4" pot $6.00 SOLD OUT

We ship to the West Coast all year. For the rest of the country, our shipping season ends December 15 and resumes March 15. Click here for details and exceptions.