About
Haworthia magnifica is a slow-growing, retuse haworthia from the Cape Provinces of South Africa. It is popular in cultivation, especially its colourful variety splendens.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- The ASPCA lists Haworthia species as non-toxic to dogs and cats. General guidance for the genus
- People
- Not recorded.
- Growth rate
- Slow-growing.
- Mature size
- Rosette about 8 cm across; flower stalk about 40 cm.
“General guidance for the genus” marks advice sourced for the genus as a whole rather than this species.
Field notes
Morphology
A usually solitary, stemless evergreen succulent. Roughly triangular leaves about 3.5 cm long, with pale brown or greyish lines on the upper face and small teeth along the edges, form a rosette about 8 cm across. Its brownish-green colour camouflages it. As a retuse species it sits sunk in the ground with only the flattened leaf faces showing. Small white flowers are borne on an inflorescence about 40 cm tall.
Distribution & habitat
Native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.
Cultivation notes
Popular as an ornamental, especially the colourful variety splendens.
History & etymology
The genus honours the British botanist Adrian Hardy Haworth (1767–1833); magnifica comes from Latin magnificus, magnificent.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- South Africa
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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