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Haworthia rossouwii

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

Haworthia rossouwii is a small, slow-growing succulent rosette from the Overberg region of the Western Cape, South Africa, grown by collectors. It is kept like other haworthias: bright light, sparing water, and fast-draining soil.

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

About

Haworthia rossouwii is a species of succulent plant belonging to the genus Haworthia and is classified under the family Asphodelaceae. It is native to Southern Africa, in the Overberg region of the Western Cape Province.

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 rossouwii 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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