Haworthiopsis reinwardtii(Salm - Dyck ) G.D.Rowley
Zebra Wart
Aloe reinwardtii , Catevala reinwardtii , Haworthia reinwardtii , Haworthiopsis reinwardtiivar.reinwardtii
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household : AsphodelaceaeSubfamily : AsphodeloideaeTribe : AloeaeGenus : Haworthiopsis
The varietal epithet " reinwardtii(rine - WARD - tee - center ) " honorsCaspar Georg Carl Reinwardt(1773 - 1854 ) , a Prussian - born Dutch botanist considered to be the founding don of Bogor Botanical Garden in Indonesia .
Haworthiopsis reinwardtiiis native toSouth Africa . It happen southeast of Grahamstown between the Kowie River and Fish River and eastwards from the Fish River to near East London in the Eastern Cape .
Haworthiopsis reinwardtii , formerly known asHaworthia reinwardtii , is a smallsucculentthat forms elongated russet scab of heavy , green to brownish - green leaf with clean scale - alike tubercles . The little potato can reach up to 8 in ( 20 centimetre ) in height and 4 inches ( 10 cm ) in diameter and bring on offsets , forming clumps with age . The leaves are vertical , spread , or incurved , up to 2.8 inches ( 7 cm ) long and up to 0.8 inches ( 2 centimeter ) widely .
The flowers are tubular , pinkish - white , and seem in fountain spirally arranged on lissome , commonly simple straw that can grow up to 12 inches ( 30 centimetre ) long .
This coinage is frequently confused withHaworthiopsis coarctata . However , Haworthiopsis reinwardtiihas larger , flatter , and whiter tubercles on the leaves , while those ofHaworthiopsis coarctataare smaller , smoother , and rounder . to boot , Haworthiopsis reinwardtiihas thinner and narrower leaves .
USDA hardiness zones9b to 11b : from 25 ° F ( −3.9 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
These succulent are not reckon difficulthouseplantsto grow . If you could keep a potty ofAloealive on a windowsill , luck are you could do the same with a dish ofHaworthia . As with all succulent , the most dangerous berth istoo much piss . They should never be allowed to sit in water under any fate . At the same time , these piffling ornamental plant can be grown in interesting containers such as teacups and even miniature baby shoes . If you ’re given aHaworthiain such a container , assure the container has adequate drain .
Haworthias are small , ordinarily between 3 and 5 inch ( 7.5 cm and 12.5 cm ) in acme , and relatively slow - grow . Therefore , they are often grown in small bunch in wide , shallow containers . Over time , clusters will of course enlarge as the female parent plant sends off small plantlets . When the bunch has outgrown its container , repot into a fresh wide and shallow mantrap with freshpotting soilin the spring or early summertime . This is also the metre to take branch for propagation .
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