Haworthia tortuosa - 10 Seed Pack - Indigenous Endemic Succulent - Combined Global Shipping - 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 tortuosa is a South African endemic succulent found in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape Provinces. This is a small leaf succulent, which forms characteristic series of leaves arranged in spiral formation along the stem. Daughterly rosettes are abundantly formed at the base of the older plants. It grows up to 20 cm tall. The leaves are dark blue-green in colour. The base of leaves may redden a little. They are 2-3cm long and up to 1.3cm wide. They can be up to 0.4cm thick and are triangular in section. They are rough, or slightly verruculose.