| Life form | Succulent |
| Family | Asphodelaceae |
| Origin | South Africa: West Cape |
| Ease of cultivation | Very easy to grow |
| The size | In height 5-15 cm for indoor, in nature – up to 1 m. |
| Growth rate | Very low |
| Lifespan | From 5 to 20 years and more. After flowering rosettes die, they are replaced by new babies. |
| Temperature | In summer it is best 68 ° F, if the temperature is higher, a brighter light is desirable. In the winter – + 39,2-59 ° F. |
| Humidity | Low, it does not really matter |
| Lighting | The bright sun with no direct sunlight (unlike other succulents, need to make shade too bright sunlight), can grow in the shade, but weakly. |
| The soil | Suitable shop soil for succulents with a small addition of sand. For a mixture of own preparation should take: sod, garden soil, coarse sand. You can add charcoal and brick crumbs. Do not recommend peat. |
| Watering | The top layer of soil between waterings in the summer should dry up on one third. Watered about every week during the growing season (if a little light, reduce watering), in the winter – 1-2 times a month. Water should not fall into the axils of the leaves. |
| Fertilizer | During growth, once a month to feed fertilizer for cacti, diluted twice. |
| Reproduction | Branch of side rosettes, stem or leaf cuttings, which must first be dried, leaving in the sun for several hours. Root in peat, sand. Roots will appear in 3-4 weeks. Seed propagation is possible in April at a temperature of +20 ° C (planted in sand or peat). With seed multiplication varietal features may not be transmitted. |
| Bloom | In May-June throws out a long flower spike with white small flowers in racemose inflorescences on the apex. After flowering rosette dies. |
| Transfer | Young plants are transplanted when the old pot becomes small, adults – once in 2-3 years. Haworthia requires a shallow pot, because has a small root system. |
| Features of care | If the plant is on the street, you should not allow water to accumulate after the rain in the center of the outlet. In general, the plant is very hardy and can only suffer from excessive watering. Sometimes haworthias grown in combination with other succulents, or they can be placed at the base of the larger plants. |
| Difficulties | It is affected by a spider mite, scutellum, mealybugs. Root rot is possible with excessive watering. Leaves stretch and turn pale with lack of light, young leaves grow smaller with a lack of nutrients or in case the pot is small. |
| Air cleaning | – |
| Toxicity | – |
