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Haworthia bruynsii forma variegata
 
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Haworthia bruynsii forma variegata
This is one of the rarest variegated haworthia.
 

Description: The standard H. bruynsii is a very slow growing, tiny, and rare succulent. The beautiful variegated form here described is one of the most uncommon variegated hawothias and its rarity is consequence to the fact that such a seedlings can be raised only by seed.
Rosette: Stemless 4-6 cm in diameter, with only 5-10 leaves when fully grown .
Leaves: Brown, stripped in dull pink with a flat retuse leaf-end, translucent, bluntly triangled. Opaque and slightly scabrid with small raised tubercles.

Cultivation: In cultivation it belongs to more difficult and slow-growing species. (very prone to rot) Plants  need a very well-drained soil mix (more so than many other Haworthias) and little to moderate water in summer, almost none in winter, as they are very rot prone particularly when young. They require half shade to shade. Frost tolerance: hardy to -10°C for short periods.

Propagation: This species does not offset often so (usually) must be done by seeds, or eventually by offsets if available.

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Family: Asphodelaceae (Aloacee - Asphodelaceae, Liliaceae)
 

Scientific name:  Haworthia bruynsii M.B. Bayer
In: JSAB 47:789,1981 forma variegata.

OriginSouth Africa, Eastern Cape province, Little karoo, South-east of Steytlerville (known localities: SE. Steytlerville, Langveld, E. Springbokvlakte, SE. Springbokvlakte, Kleinpoort)  

Habitat:  H. bruynsii grows sunken in the ground usually well hidden under the bushes, with it's light-transmitting leaves usually coated with a fine covering of dust.

Conservation status: Listed in CITES appendix 2.

Etymology: It is named after Dr. Peter, V. Bruyns south African mathematician and succulent plant botanist.

Synonyms:
  • Haworthia retusa var. bruynsii (M.B. Bayer) Halda 1997
 


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