Haworthia

These vast amounts of dwarf succulents come from South Africa to the south-western part of Africa. They don't grow in direct sunlight & therefore are seen within bushes or rock crevices.

The plant's shape is in rosettes with the flowers, mainly small & white, on spikes which can be 1' in height. Some of them have a large windows in its upper leaves & these allow it to photosynthesise whilst it is withdrawn into the soil.

Not all of them but some don't reverse their growing habitat. In other words, they come from the Southern Hemisphere but I live in the other one. I haven't had any so I can't comment about that.

There are a number of different varieties of Haworthia reinwardtii & the name shown has another one following it. I've no idea which variety mine is therefore I just typed that part.

The leaves are tightly packed small leaves & carry tubercles.

Sadly my Haworthia retusa was stolen 10 years ago & I haven't yet added it to my current set so unfortunately no pictures.

This plant goes have the windows in its upper surface & its name is comes from the fact that is it a retuse plant.

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