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This This is a very quickly offseting
and smaller growing form of H. cooperi with round-tipped lovely
blue-green translucent-patterned leaves. Very attractive and can be
propagated by rooting the offsets.
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Strange
spreading stemless plant that looks like a
small grape cluster and makes fat little colonies. |
Description: Heavily clumping stemless
rosettes, up to 7.5 cm in diameter
Leaves: 20 to 25 per rosette,
succulent
soft and glassy (almost transparent)
round-tipped somewhat spherical with lovely blue-green
translucent-patterns, leaves become reddish with too much sun or not
enough water.
Cultivation: There's no difference in cultivation from usual plants
of this type. Though it grows more slowly.
Exposure: Needs light shade to shade.
Watering needs: regular water (They enjoy a little water during winter
period too) but do not overwater as they will most likely wind up with
root rot, and do not water again until dry! Hardy to
to -5°C (or less if dry).
The normal green and totally white offsets should be eliminated.
Propagation: Offsets (New plants are freely produced basally
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Family:
Asphodelaceae (Aloacee - Liliaceae)
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Scientific name:
Haworthia
obtusa Haw.
Origin:
Garden origin (Nursery
produced cultivar)
Habitat: South Africa (Eastern Cape
Province, north of East London)
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Synonyms:
- Haworthia obtusa Haw. forma
truncata H.Jacobsen
- Haworthia cooperi Baker
var. truncata (H.Jacobsen) M.B.Bayer
- Haworthia pilifera Baker
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by
Irwin Lightstone
Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the
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Haworthia cooperii taken during late afternoon, Canon A2 with Sigma 180mm at arproximately f32, Velvia
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