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Haworthia
Haworthia and Haworthiopsis care — small, slow-growing, low-light-tolerant succulents.
The Complete Haworthia Guide: Identification, Cultivation & Propagation
Comprehensive guide to Haworthia, Haworthiopsis and Tulista: the 2013 generic split, leaf-window morphology, low-light cultivation, propagation, and common problems, with links to species guides.
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Haworthia Leaves Shriveling: Causes and Recovery
Shriveling Haworthia leaves can mean under-watering, root damage from rot or root mealybug, heat stress, or repotting shock. The key diagnostic is whether the substrate is wet or dry when shriveling occurs.
Haworthia Leaves Turning Brown: Causes and Fixes
Brown Haworthia leaves have five distinct causes: normal senescence, sunburn, cold damage, root rot, and drought. Texture and location on the rosette determine which cause is at work and what fix is needed.
Haworthia Elongating: Why It Stretches and How to Fix It
Haworthia elongating — leaves spreading apart, rosette losing its compact shape, stem becoming visible — is almost always caused by insufficient light. This guide covers diagnosis, correction, and how to tell etiolation from normal columnar growth.
Haworthia Leaf Tips Dying Back: Causes and Prevention
Dying leaf tips are the most common cosmetic complaint on Haworthia. Drought, low humidity, fertiliser salt burn, sunburn, physical damage, and natural aging each produce distinct patterns. Only drought and fertiliser burn require a care change; the rest are cosmetic or preventable.
Haworthia Aphids: Identification, Damage, and Treatment
Aphids on Haworthia most commonly attack the flower stalk but can colonise leaf axils. This guide covers identification, damage assessment, treatment options, and prevention for the full haworthia group.
Haworthia Leaves Soft and Mushy: Rot Diagnosis and Recovery
Soft, mushy Haworthia leaves are the clearest sign of active rot — in the roots, stem base, or crown. This guide distinguishes the three rot sites, explains when recovery is possible, and gives the step-by-step rescue procedure for each.
Haworthia Leaves Turning Yellow: Causes and Fixes
Yellow Haworthia leaves most commonly signal over-watering and early root rot, but can also indicate root mealybug, nutrient deficiency, or normal basal senescence. Identifying which cause is at work before acting prevents the most common treatment errors.
Haworthia Leaves Turning Transparent: Windows vs Warning Signs
Transparent or translucent Haworthia leaves are often the plant's normal leaf windows, not a problem. Glassy or waterlogged-looking transparency is different and signals overwatering or cold damage. This guide separates the two.
Haworthia Not Producing Pups: Why Offsetting Stalls
Many haworthias fail to produce offsets because of species genetics, insufficient light, root damage, or an oversized pot. This guide explains when to expect pups, why offsetting stalls, and what growers can do to encourage it.
Haworthia Not Growing: Why It Stalls and When to Worry
A Haworthia that appears not to grow is usually dormant, root-damaged, or light-deprived. Understanding the genus's seasonal rhythm and its slow natural growth rate prevents unnecessary intervention.
Haworthia Black Tips: Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Black tips on Haworthia leaves are caused by crown rot from standing water, cold damage, sunburn advancing to necrosis, or fungal tip dieback. Texture and the history of the plant identify which cause is at work.
Haworthia truncata (Horse's Teeth): Profile & Care
Haworthia truncata, the Horse's Teeth, a South African succulent with two-ranked leaves and flat truncated windows. Habitat, ID, cultivation, propagation.
Haworthia maughanii: Window-Top Succulent Profile
Haworthia maughanii, the South African spiral-rosette window-top succulent native to clay flats near Riversdale. Habitat, ID, cultivation, and propagation.
Haworthia Flowering: Bloom Cycles and What to Expect
What haworthia flowers look like, when they appear, what to do with the inflorescence, and whether bloom is a reliable signal of plant health.
Tulista pumila: The Pearl Plant
Cultivation profile of Tulista pumila (formerly Haworthia pumila), the large pearl-studded solitary rosette formerly regarded as the largest Haworthia.
Fasciated Haworthia: Cristate and Monstrose Forms
Guide to fasciated (cristate) haworthias: what fasciation is, how it arises, how to identify and propagate cristate forms, and which species produce the most collectable crests.
Haworthia cuspidata: The Star Haworthia
Cultivation profile of Haworthia cuspidata Haw., a nursery-origin clumping soft-leaf haworthia probably of hybrid origin, widely grown for its pointed pale rosettes.
Haworthia obtusa: The Blunt-Leaf Window Haworthia
Cultivation profile of Haworthia obtusa, the bulbous clear-window species most taxonomists now treat as a variety or synonym of Haworthia cooperi.
Haworthia bayeri: The Reticulated Window Haworthia
Cultivation profile of Haworthia bayeri J.D.Venter & S.A.Hammer, the collectable soft-leaf species prized for intricate window reticulation and slow precise growth.
Haworthiopsis coarctata: The Columnar Haworthia
Cultivation profile of Haworthiopsis coarctata (formerly Haworthia coarctata), the columnar, spiralled-leaf South African succulent that forms architectural stacks in age.
Haworthiopsis reinwardtii: Zebra Wart
Cultivation profile of Haworthiopsis reinwardtii (formerly Haworthia reinwardtii), the slender columnar species with finely tuberculed spiralled leaves.
Haworthia mirabilis: The Recurved-Leaf Haworthia
Cultivation profile of Haworthia mirabilis (Haw.) Haw., the variable soft-leaf Cape species with recurved leaves and strong seasonal colour shifts.
Haworthia pygmaea: The Pebble-Window Miniature
Cultivation profile of Haworthia pygmaea V.Poelln., the small pebbled-window soft-leaf species from the Mossel Bay coast.
Haworthia mutica: The Broad-Window Haworthia
Cultivation profile of Haworthia mutica Haw., a prized soft-leaf species with broad glassy window faces and slow, deliberate growth.
Haworthia cymbiformis: The Boat-Leaf Haworthia
Cultivation profile of Haworthia cymbiformis (Haw.) Duval, the clumping soft-leaf species with boat-shaped translucent leaves, often the best beginner haworthia.
Haworthia emelyae: The Patterned-Window Haworthia
Cultivation profile of Haworthia emelyae V.Poelln., the variable soft-leaf species from the Little Karoo with intricately patterned window tops.
Haworthiopsis limifolia: The Fairy Washboard
Cultivation profile of Haworthiopsis limifolia (formerly Haworthia limifolia), the fairy washboard haworthia with concentric raised ridges on its dark leaves.
Haworthia retusa: The Star Window Haworthia
Cultivation profile of Haworthia retusa (L.) Duval, the flat-topped South African species whose recurved leaves form a pressed rosette of triangular windows.
Variegated Haworthias: Care and Collecting
Variegated haworthias: what chlorophyll chimeras are, why they grow differently from the species, and how to keep them stable and healthy.
Haworthia venosa: The Veined-Leaf Haworthia
Cultivation profile of Haworthia venosa (Lam.) Haw., the clumping Cape species with prominent reticulate veining across the upper leaf surface.
Haworthiopsis attenuata: The True Zebra Haworthia
Cultivation profile of Haworthiopsis attenuata (formerly Haworthia attenuata), the most widely grown 'Zebra Plant' in the hobby despite being regularly sold as H. fasciata.
Haworthia cooperi: The Translucent-Window Species
Cultivation profile of Haworthia cooperi Baker, the bulbous translucent-leaf species most prized for its glassy apical windows.
Haworthiopsis fasciata: The Zebra Plant
Cultivation profile of Haworthiopsis fasciata (formerly Haworthia fasciata), the banded-leaf Zebra Plant and the most widely grown hard-leaf species in the group.
Haworthiopsis tessellata: The Mosaic Haworthia
Cultivation profile of Haworthiopsis tessellata (formerly Haworthia tessellata), the widely distributed mosaic-patterned hard-leaf species.
Haworthia x Gasteria Hybrids (Gasterhaworthia)
Intergeneric hybrids between Gasteria and Haworthia (x Gasterhaworthia): what to expect, which crosses are most common, and how to grow and propagate them.