PlantFiles: Haworthia
Haworthia pumila

This is one of the most impressive species of the genus. Very similar to some others such as Haworthia maxima or Haworthia margaritifera. It have huge rosettes of thick leaves, similar in size to an Aloe brevifolia, covered with white tubercles. It have an inusually desproporcionated inflorescence whose stem is as thick as an asparagus, ans unusually big and green flowers (usually Haworthia flowers are white, not in this case).

As Palmbob said it's strange to see this big Haworthia with an epithet that means "small", but it's because this plant was described as an Aloe. And clear, it's small for an Aloe. But very big for a Haworthia.

Attractive and eventually large Haworthia... seems an odd name to me as most other plants with the 'pumila' designation are usually tiny plants... Read that this plant has been renamed to Haworthia maxima, but most still grow it under the pumila name. This is one of the larger Haworthias.. . tends to be pricey, too. Have one outdoors in southern California and had no problems with cold down to 27F, but that was just briefly one night in its sowewhat protected spot. Slow growing, though... obviously will take decades to be as large a plant as some of the ones the photos on this page.