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Perennial Haworthia is a representative of the amazing world of succulent plants. Their ability to store up moisture and nutrients for future use in conditions almost incompatible with life is so close to people who grew up in an era of eternal deficiencies
Rod Haworthia
The genus Haworthia (Haworthia) unites perennial plants, the succulent leaves of which form low basal rosettes. The leathery cover of thrifty leaves is decorated with white dots or stripes, which are the hallmark of the genus.
The rosette of leaves looks like a many-headed and very attractive little crocodile, which calmly goes without water for most of the year, hiding in the shade of stones or bushes in the southern and southwestern territories of sultry Africa.
In summer, the plant releases long peduncles with loose clusters of white-green low-decorative flowers.
Varieties
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Haworthia navicular (Haworthia cymbiformis) - five-centimeter brown-green fleshy leaves, forming a compact rosette, resemble old boats with a truncated nose, plowing the river expanses.
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Haworthia pale (Haworthia pallida) - despite the paleness, the leaves of the plant are juicy and green.
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Haworthia striped (Haworthia fasciata) - pointed leaves seem to be sprinkled with grains of powdered sugar, drawing transverse stripes located parallel to each other.
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Haworthia pearl (Haworthia margaritifera) - white embossed stripes look like pearl leaves scattered on a dark green background. The leaves, erect in the center and drooping along the edges of the rosette, are juicy and have a pointed top. (See main photo).
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Haworthia netted (Haworthia reticulata) - fleshy greenish-purple leaves covered with a dark mesh pattern.
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Haworthia Reinwardt (Haworthia reinwardtii) - dark green fleshy elongated leaves are collected in a basal rosette, generously decorated with embossed white stripes and spots.
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Haworthia mosaic or
chess (Haworthia tessellata) - brown-green pointed leaves of a triangular shape form rosettes-stars descending from heaven to sinful earth. The leaves are covered with a white mesh pattern.
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Haworthia drawn (Haworthia attenuata) - forms dense clumps of relatively long (up to 7 cm in length) pointed lanceolate leaves. Less decorative than other species.
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Haworthia cobweb (Haworthia arachnoidea) is a kind of succulent ball, wrapped in long cilia, like a spider's veil.
Growing
Haworthia is easy to clean. It should only be protected from direct sunlight and rain showers if you take pots with indoor flowers to the open air during the summer. But the window sills should be allocated light for her.
The soil can be purchased at the store, which is specially prepared for succulent plants. It should be coarse and provide good drainage. When planting on a bucket of soil, add 10 grams of complete mineral fertilizer.
In winter, watering is very rare, and in summer it should provide a moderately moist state of the soil until it dries completely between waterings.
Faded peduncles are removed to maintain the appearance of the plant.
Reproduction and transplantation
Havortia is propagated by seeds, children, and some species by leaf cuttings.
Separated from the mother plant, the children are dried slightly, and then planted in the ground, adding gravel or brick chips to it.
The transplant is carried out in the spring or summer after a couple of years, while feeding it with mineral fertilizers.
Diseases and pests
They are affected by mealybugs. With an excess of moisture, the leaves rot.
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