Haworthia retusa

Juicy translucent triangular leaves form a solitary star with an even, flat profile. White flowers on wiry spikes.

Altura	4–8 pulg.
Ancho	4–10 pulg.
Tolera	Sequía, Calor, Macetas, Viento
Riego	Bajo
Haworthias are some of the most drought-tolerant succulents, especially in some shade, where they perform better than most other succulents. They will look more lush and vibrant with bi-weekly summer water, or more if they're planted in the sun or in smaller pots. If you see your leaves shriveling, or if the bottom leaves are drying up, your plant likely needs water.
Resiste hasta	25 °F
Exposición	Sombra parcial – Pleno sol
Características	Jardín de rocas, Roseta, Solitaria, Suculenta
Interior / exterior	Exterior
Drenaje	En el suelo: mezcla para cactus, En maceta: mezcla para cactus, Tolera suelo arenoso
Fertilización	Uso general, Necesita poco
Origen	Oeste de Sudáfrica
Nativa de California	No
Zonas Sunset	13, 15–17, 19–24

Notas de cultivo

Exceptional choice for pots, even small ones.

Interés especial

Keep an eye out on your flowers as haworthia often set keikis—small pups dangling from the flower spike—that can be replanted once the flower spike begins to wane.

The 'windows' of this plant are a fascinating adaptation. In habitat the plant grows with the leaf mostly underground, and only its windows exposed right at soil level. This allows sunlight to penetrate the leaf which photosynthesizes from the inside! In this way the plant gets a large surface area to photosynthesize with, but only a very small surface area exposed to the elements. Many succulent windows will illuminate if you shine a light in them, or place them in a window where they can be backlit.

Esta información refleja las observaciones de Grubb and Nadler y de nuestra comunidad de amantes de las plantas. Siempre tomamos en cuenta las aportaciones de otros horticultores y agradecemos los comentarios de quienes tengan más información sobre el cultivo de esta planta.

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