Haworthia zantnerianaPoelln .
mellow Haworthia
Haworthia chloracanthavar.zantneriana , Haworthia zantnerianavar.zantneriana
Photo by Cok Grootscholten
Family : AsphodelaceaeSubfamily : AsphodeloideaeTribe : AloeaeGenus : Haworthia
The specific epithet " zantneriana(zant - ner - ee - AH - nuh ) " honour Major Alfred Zantner ( 1953- ) , a German succulent flora collector .
Haworthia zantnerianais aboriginal toSouth Africa(Eastern Cape and Western Cape ) . It is typically found on higher slopes , growing in rock crevices with little soil .
Haworthia zantnerianais a small succulent that spring acaulescent rosettes of sick gay - green to brownish - green leafage , usually with livid longitudinal marking and bloodless keels and margin . The rosettes can reach up to 3.2 column inch ( 8 cm ) in diameter and offset freely , spring a dense chunk . The leaves are thick , fleshy , and bit by bit narrowed from the base to the pourboire , measuring up to 2.8 inches ( 7 curium ) long and 0.3 inches ( 0.8 cm ) widely . The leaf tips are slenderly recurved .
The whitened flowers have dark-green or light-headed dark-brown veins and appear spirally do in racemes on slender stalks that can maturate up to 10 inches ( 25 atomic number 96 ) long in spring .
Light : target the potted plant in a bright surface area with some protective covering from the hottest rays of the daytime . White , yellow , or red - tint leaves usually designate that yourH. zantnerianais receiving too much sunlight . Deep shade run to weaken the flora over a prolonged period of time . If your plant has spent the wintertime indoors , step by step move it out of doors into the bright sun to forestall erythema solare .
grunge : Like allHaworthias , this plant does not like its roots to stay on wet for prolonged periods , so the soil should be well - drained . Use a commercial potting admixture for succulents , ormake your own .
Hardiness : This succulent likes warmer temperature in the summertime but coolheaded in the wintertime . However , it does not like being too dusty . H. zantnerianacan withstand temperatures as low as 30 to 50 ° F ( -1.1 to 10 ° C),USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b .
tearing : In springtime and fall , when the increase is most active , waterH. zantnerianathoroughly , then expect until the top of the stain dries out before watering again . irrigate your works less during the winter when its growth slows down importantly . When this plant is mostly dormant during the hottest summer months , water it just enough to keep the leaf from shriveling .
fecundate : H. zantnerianadoes not require much fertilizer . However , for optimum ontogeny , fertilizing is a salutary idea . Feedonly with a dilute fertilizer and only during the dynamic growing season .
Repotting : This slow - growing succulent can stay in the same pile for age . To keep your plant level-headed and happy , repotH. zantnerianainto fresh soil every two to three class in spring or fall . Repotting clock time is also the time to take offsets for propagation .
Propagation : Vegetative multiplication , especially by offsets , is the quickest and most common method of propagatingH. zantneriana . This plant life can also be propagated by leaves and seeded player . Remove the stolon when they have started develop their own root . Sow seeds in spring or accrue in a well - draining land intermixture .
Learn more atHow to Grow and Care for Haworthia .
H. zantnerianais consider non - toxic to humans and animals .
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