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Haworthia aristata

Haworthia aristata
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 4.0

Haworthia aristata is a small, clumping, rosette-forming succulent from the Eastern Cape of South Africa, grown for its dense rosettes of pale, white-tufted leaves. It thrives in bright, gritty conditions with infrequent watering.

Family
Asphodelaceae (Aloe family)
Grows as
Succulent, Perennial
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Water thoroughly only when the soil is fully dry, roughly every 2 to 3 weeks in growing season, and very sparingly in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus or succulent mix with added grit, pumice or perlite.
Temperature
15–26 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Native range
S. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Haworthia aristata is a perennial succulent belonging to the genus Haworthia. The species is endemic to the Eastern Cape and occurs from Port Elizabeth to Kommadagga. The plant is threatened by development, overgrazing and quarrying. The plant is excessively collected by the public for garden planting.

Other Haworthia plants

Haworthia akaonii · Haworthia angustifolia · Haworthia ao-onii · Cobweb Aloe · Uniondale Haworthia · Haworthia blackburniae · Haworthia bolusii · Haworthia caesia · Haworthia calva · Haworthia chloracantha · Haworthia compacta · Bristle Haworthia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Haworthia aristata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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