Haworthia nortieriG.G.Sm .
Cederberg Haworthia
Haworthia mucronatavar.nortieri , Haworthia nortierivar.nortieri
Photo byBruce Bayer
Family : AsphodelaceaeSubfamily : AsphodeloideaeTribe : AloeaeGenus : Haworthia
The specific epithet " nortieri(nor - TEER - ee ) " honors Dr. Pieter le Fras Nortier ( 1884 - 1955 ) , a medical doctor and plant scientist of Clanwilliam , Western Cape , South Africa .
Haworthia nortieriis native toSouth Africa . It grows from the moist south side of the Cederberg to dry wastes of Namaqualand and Moordenaarskaroo .
Haworthia nortieriis a lowly succulent that forms stemless , solitary to easy proliferous rosettes of thick , heavy , pale immature to purplish - green parting with semitransparent muscae volitantes and little spines on the keel and margins . It is a very varying species with various local forms and varieties . The rosettes can reach up to 2.6 inches ( 6.5 atomic number 96 ) in diameter , while the leaves can raise up to 1.5 inches ( 3.8 cm ) long and 0.5 inches ( 1.3 cm ) wide . The folio are ab initio erect but become ascending and incurved as they get .
The flowers are usually white with light-green veins and appear in late winter and spring spirally arranged in racemes on slight stalks that can mature up to 15 column inch ( 38 centimetre ) long .
Light : Place the potted flora in a brilliant domain with some aegis from the hottest ray of the twenty-four hour period . White , yellow , or red - tinged foliage unremarkably indicate that yourH. nortieriis receive too much sunlight . Deep shade incline to weaken the flora over a prolonged menses . If your plant has spent the winter indoors , gradually move it alfresco into the bright Sunday to prevent sunburn .
dirt : Like allHaworthias , this plant does not like its roots to remain wet for prolonged periods , so the filth should be well - drained . Use a commercial-grade potting admixture for succulent , ormake your own .
Hardiness : This succulent like warmer temperatures in the summer but cool in the winter . However , it does not like being too cold . H. nortierican withstand temperatures as low as 30 to 50 ° F ( -1.1 to 10 ° C),USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b .
Watering : In spring and declination , when the increase is most participating , waterH. nortierithoroughly , then look until the top of the grease dry out out before watering again . irrigate your plant life less during the winter when its increment slow down importantly . When this industrial plant is mostly dormant during the hottest summer months , irrigate it just enough to keep the leave from shrivel up .
fertilise : H. nortieridoes not take much fertiliser . However , for optimum growth , fertilizing is a sound theme . Feedonly with a dilute fertiliser and only during the participating develop season .
Repotting : This behind - farm succulent can stay on in the same pot for age . To keep your plant levelheaded and happy , repotH. nortieriinto saucy grime every two to three old age in spring or spill . Repotting metre is also the clock time to take offsets for propagation .
Propagation : Vegetative propagation , particularly by offsets , is the quickest and most common method of propagatingH. nortieri . This plant can also be propagate by farewell and ejaculate . Remove the offset when they have started evolve their own roots . Sow seed in spring or hang in a well - draining stain mix .
Learn more atHow to uprise and Care for Haworthia .
H. nortieriis look at non - toxic to man and brute .
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