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Haworthia bruynsii
Also called Pad Haworthia
Haworthiopsis bruynsii is a rare, small South African succulent that forms a single flat, truncated rosette, often growing partly underground with only the leaf tips showing. It is difficult to grow and needs shade, very sharp drainage, and summer-only water.
Haworthiopsis bruynsii, formerly Haworthia bruynsii, is a rare species of the genus Haworthiopsis in the family Asphodelaceae, endemic to a small area in the Eastern Cape Provinces in South Africa.
A difficult plant to cultivate, H. bruynsii requires very specific conditions. It is a summer rainfall species, and therefore requires that what little water it receives is given over the summer. It tends to grow best in shaded positions, in extremely well-drained soil, and partially covered in sand or rocks.
It rarely offsets, so all propagation is by seed or by the rooting of leaf-cuttings.
This species occurs in a small area around the Springbokvlakte farm, in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. It also occurs as far as the countryside south east of Steytlerville. Within this range, it occurs together with its close relative, Haworthipsis sordida, as well as Haworthia springbokvlakensis, Haworthia decipiens and Haworthiopsis nigra
Haworthiopsis attenuata · Haworthiopsis coarctata · Haworthiopsis fasciata · Haworthiopsis limifolia · Haworthiopsis longiana · Haworthiopsis pungens · Haworthiopsis scabra · Blue Haworthia · Haworthiopsis granulata · Haworthiopsis koelmaniorum · Haworthiopsis ×lisbonensis · Haworthiopsis nigra
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