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Bristle Haworthia

Haworthia cooperi

Bristle Haworthia
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0

Haworthia cooperi is a small, clump-forming succulent from South Africa's Eastern Cape, with tiny fleshy rosettes and bristle-tipped leaves. It is highly variable, and the key to growing it is bright light with sharp drainage, since it is naturally half-buried in sand in the wild.

Family
Asphodelaceae (Aloe family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Water thoroughly when the soil is fully dry, and water sparingly in winter.
Soil
Gritty, fast-draining cactus or succulent mix.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
S. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Haworthia cooperi is a diverse and varied species of the genus Haworthia in the family Asphodelaceae, endemic to the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa.

Where it grows

The natural range of this species is in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Here it occurs roughly between Port Elizabeth and East London in the east. This range closely matches that of its relative, Haworthia cymbiformis, and the two species interact, with H. cymbiformis growing on the cliffs, and H. cooperi growing on the lowland plains. At certain points, the two species merge.

Other Haworthia plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Haworthia cooperi 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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