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Haworthiopsis coarctata

Haworthia coarctata

Also called Albany Haworthia, Crowded Haworthia

Haworthiopsis coarctata
Photo: Dysmorodrepanis, CC BY-SA 3.0

Haworthiopsis coarctata is a small clumping succulent from South Africa's Eastern Cape, grown as an ornamental. It thrives with bright light, sharp drainage and infrequent watering.

Family
Asphodelaceae (Aloe family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply and let the soil dry out fully between waterings; reduce sharply in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus or succulent mix with added perlite or grit.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy

About

Haworthiopsis coarctata, formerly Haworthia coarctata, is a species of flowering succulent plant from the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa and naturalized in Mexico. It is one of the species of Haworthiopsis that is commonly cultivated as an ornamental.

How to grow it

Haworthia coarctata has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Other Haworthiopsis plants

Haworthiopsis attenuata · Haworthiopsis bruynsii · Haworthiopsis fasciata · Haworthiopsis limifolia · Haworthiopsis longiana · Haworthiopsis pungens · Haworthiopsis scabra · Blue Haworthia · Haworthiopsis granulata · Haworthiopsis koelmaniorum · Haworthiopsis ×lisbonensis · Haworthiopsis nigra

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Haworthiopsis coarctata 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.

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