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Haworthia semiviva is a small, slow-growing succulent from the dry Karoo of South Africa, grown for its rosettes of firm leaves. The key to growing it is bright light without scorching and sparing watering, since it rots in soggy soil.
Haworthia semiviva is a perennial succulent belonging to the genus Haworthia and is part of the Nama Karoo and Succulent Karoo vegetation. The species is endemic to the Northern Cape and Western Cape and occurs in the Roggeveld Mountains and Nuweveld Mountains. It has an area of occurrence of 9,692 km2.
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 semiviva 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.
