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Haworthia transiens

Haworthia transiens
Photo: Albert SN, CC BY-SA 4.0

Haworthia transiens is a small, slow-growing succulent from the Cape region of South Africa, grown for its compact rosettes of firm leaves. It thrives with bright indirect light and sparing watering, and rots easily if kept wet.

Family
Asphodelaceae (Aloe family)
Grows as
Succulent, Perennial
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the mix dry out fully between waterings; reduce sharply in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus or succulent mix with added grit or perlite.
Temperature
15–27 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Native range
S. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Haworthia transiens is a perennial succulent belonging to the genus Haworthia. The species is endemic to the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape.

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 transiens 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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