PlantFiles: Cathedral Window Haworthia
Haworthia cymbiformis

What a great and easy to grow plant!

The pink-colored plant I've imaged here stays pink . It has been in the darkest part of the Greenhouse for over 3 months and it is a deeper color now than whenever it was in brighter light.

It is a fairly fast growing cymbiformis for one that shows no chlorophyll. Although it is one of the most common and easy to grow of the Haworthia, this one gives us a lot of satisfaction.

All Haworthias are !! easy!! plants in collection. They only ask a little water during winter period (S. Africa!!)
forms fast beautyfull clusters.

This is one of the Haworthias I have had the most success with growing outdoors. If aclimated and planted in sandy soil, they can tolerate large amounts of rain water, even in the dead cold of winter here (about 30F). Colder than that and they could rot. If they get much sun they turn a bit pink. Nice looking fat, liquid filled partially transluscent leaves gives this one its common name. It suckers slowly and makes a nice specimen for a partially protected, clean, neat xeriscape garden. Also an excellent potted plant.

Most succulents do not need to be watered like your average houseplant. If you water or over water these succulents to much the will most likely wind up with root rot. So be very careful not to let them sit in any excess water and do not water again until dry!