Haworthia springbokvlakensisC.L.Scott
Haworthia retusavar.springbokvlakensis
Family : AsphodelaceaeSubfamily : AsphodeloideaeTribe : AloeaeGenus : Haworthia
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The specific epithet " springbokvlakensis(spring - boh - kla - KEN - silicon ) " refers to the location where this specie is most commonly known in habitat – Springbokvlakte farm near Steytlerville in the Eastern Cape of South Africa .
Haworthia springbokvlakensisis native toSouth Africa . It occurs in fairly teetotal habitats in the Eastern Cape province and has been collected only at a few localities between Kleinpoort and Steytlerville .
Haworthia springbokvlakensisis a smallsucculentthat forms a rosette of reddish - chocolate-brown , thumb - similar leaves with a translucent last domain deck with longitudinal or net - similar venous blood system . The russet scab can reach out up to 2.8 in ( 7 centimeter ) in diam and normally produce solitary but can produce a few offsets with old age . The leaves have somewhat rough margin and can quantify up to 1.6 inch ( 4 centimeter ) long and 0.8 inches ( 2 cm ) astray .
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In spring , Haworthia springbokvlakensisproduces svelte stalk with about 35 two - lipped , spirally arranged flowers with somewhat recurved lobes . The flower stalk are simple and can rise up to 13.2 inches ( 33 centimetre ) long .
USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b : from 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
These succulents are not considered difficulthouseplantsto grow . If you could keep a pot ofAloealive on a windowsill , chances are you could do the same with a dish ofHaworthia . As with all succulents , the most dangerous position istoo much water . They should never be allow to sit in weewee under any luck . At the same metre , these little ornamental plant life can be grown in interesting containers such as teacups and even babe shoes . If you ’re pass on aHaworthiain such a container , insure the container has adequate drainage .
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Haworthias are pocket-sized , normally between 3 and 5 column inch ( 7.5 centimeter and 12.5 centimetre ) in summit and comparatively slow - grow . Therefore , they are often grown in pocket-size clusters in wide , shallow beauty . Over time , clusters will course enlarge as the mother plant mail off humble plantlets . When the cluster has outgrown its mantrap , repot into a new wide-eyed and shallow dish with freshpotting soilin the leap or former summer . This is also the fourth dimension to take offsets for generation .
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