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Blue Haworthia

Haworthiopsis glauca

Blue Haworthia
Photo: Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA, CC BY 2.0

Blue Haworthia is a small clump-forming succulent from the Eastern Cape of South Africa, prized for its densely packed, pale blue leaves. It needs bright light and very well-drained soil, and it should be watered sparingly.

Family
Asphodelaceae (Aloe family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out fully between waterings, and water less in winter.
Soil
Very well-drained cactus or succulent mix with added grit or sand.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Native range
S. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Haworthiopsis glauca, formerly Haworthia glauca, is a species of flowering succulent plant from the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

Where it grows

This species extends across the western part of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. It can be found as far south as the vicinity of Port Elizabeth and westwards as far as Paardepoort near the border between the Western and Eastern Cape provinces.

Other Haworthiopsis plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Haworthiopsis glauca 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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