Haworthia retusa Seeds - Indigenous Endemic 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 retusa is a South African endemic succulent found exclusively in the Western Cape Province from Heidelberg to Riversdale. Haworthia retusa usually grows single rosettes or can rarely be proliferous as is the case with Haworthia retusa f. geraldii. In general Haworthia retusa is rosette shaped with the leaves ending abruptly in flat, triangular, transparent windows. Under cultivation the forms differ and both dark and light green forms may occur. The darker forms may have some relationship to Haworthia magnifica and the light forms to Haworthia turgida. A real beauty!