Haworthia limifolia Seeds - Fairies Washboard - Indigenous Succulent - Flat Ship Rate - NEW

Haworthia is a large genus of small succulent plants, mostly endemic to South Africa. Like Gasteria and Aloe, they are members of the family Asphodeloideae and they generally resemble miniature aloes, except in their flowers, which are characteristic in appearance. Horticulturally they are popular rockery garden and container plants. Typically they range from 4 cm to 20 cm high, depending on the species, though the inflorescences of some species may exceed 40 cm. Solitary or clump-forming most species have firm, tough leaves, usually dark green in color, whereas others are softer and are window plants with translucent panels through which sunlight can reach internal photosynthetic tissues. Their flowers are small, white and very similar between species. But their leaves show wide variations even within one species.

The charm of Haworthias is in their small size, ease of growth, and the almost infinite variation of their delightful leaves. Haworthias rarely require a pot larger than 10cm in diameter making them ideally suited for a bright windowsill. Perhaps the biggest problem you will encounter when growing Haworthias is that they tend to be addictive!

Haworthia limifolia commonly known as Fairies Washboard or Sticky Fingers is a South African indigenous succulent. It can be found in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga with a range from Hectorspruit, Barberton and Mtubatuba through the Swaziland Lebombo Mountains and probably also Mozambique. It has broadly triangular leaves arranged in a pinwheel-like rosette. The leaves bear a series of distinctive, pronounced ridges, which accounts for both its common name and its proper name. This species enthusiastically produces off-sets and grows rather quickly, so that in about 3 or 4 years, a single rosette will produce enough offsets to densely pack a 30cm bowl.