Haworthia glabrata Seeds - Indigenous Endemic Succulent - Flat Ship Rate - NEW

Haworthia is a large genus of small succulent plants, mostly endemic to South Africa. Like Gasteria and Aloe, they are members of the family Asphodeloideae and they generally resemble miniature aloes, except in their flowers, which are characteristic in appearance. Horticulturally they are popular rockery garden and container plants. Typically they range from 4 cm to 20 cm high, depending on the species, though the inflorescences of some species may exceed 40 cm. Solitary or clump-forming most species have firm, tough leaves, usually dark green in color, whereas others are softer and are window plants with translucent panels through which sunlight can reach internal photosynthetic tissues. Their flowers are small, white and very similar between species. But their leaves show wide variations even within one species.

The charm of Haworthias is in their small size, ease of growth, and the almost infinite variation of their delightful leaves. Haworthias rarely require a pot larger than 10cm in diameter making them ideally suited for a bright windowsill. Perhaps the biggest problem you will encounter when growing Haworthias is that they tend to be addictive!

Haworthia glabrata is a rare South African endemic succulent found exclusively in the Eastern Cape Province around Butterworth. It has only recently been discovered in the wild. From the literature it seems there is only one confirmed population of around 1000 plants. This species has attenuated (tapered to a slender point), recurving leaves which are accentuated with many tubercles (raised dots) giving them a rough appearance. The leaves have reddish to burgundy tones if grown in direct sunlight, but may scorch.