Indoor plants

Haworthia

Family Asphodelaceae.Native to South Africa. In the wild there are about 150 species. This fairly common succulent plant is undemanding and easily propagated. Haworthias grow on sandy and rocky slopes, under the light cover of taller plants to shield them from the scorching rays of the hot sun. These plants practically have no stem, except Haworthia reinwardtii. The leaves form a dense basal rosette.

Pearl-bearing Haworthia - Haworthia margaritifera - fleshy leaves about 7-8 cm long and up to 3 cm wide, gathered in a basal rosette, covered on both sides with pearly-white tubercles that do not form distinct rows. During flowering a long scape with a racemose inflorescence is produced from the axils of the upper leaves. Flowers are small, inconspicuous, and greenish in color.

Striped Haworthia - Haworthia fasciata - very similar to Haworthia margaritifera, but its leaves are longer and more sharply pointed at the tip. The tubercles are somewhat smaller but denser, and cover the lower side of the leaves more than the upper, forming neat rows.

Reinwardt's Haworthia - Haworthia reinwardtii - fleshy leaves of an elongated triangular shape form a rosette up to 15-20 cm long, so the stem is initially erect, then reclining. On the outer side of the triangular leaf numerous pale tubercles form transverse or longitudinal rows. The racemose inflorescence is very long, up to 1 m, with inconspicuous yellowish-green flowers.

Haworthia limifolia - Haworthia limifolia - low, sparse rosettes of fleshy leaves, 4-5 cm long and 2-3 cm wide; on the underside of the leaf numerous tubercles merge into a continuous line, making the leaf appear ridged and banded. A long inflorescence with small white flowers.

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