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Care and Growth of
Collectible Hawothia
Haworthia
Correcta - Window Plant
 I
just love these succulent little gems and
this plant seems to have
developed a cult following among succulent gardeners.
Haworthia succulent plants have fat, short leafs with
stripes or dots on the outside and jelly-like leaf centers.
The
plants
seem
to glow from the inside when the sun hits
them just right. The tips of their leaves are translucent, like
windows
looking into the
green jelly inside.
I took this photo in winter when they were
all fat and happy from extra rainfall.
Care of Haworthia plants is slightly different from most succulents in
that they appreciate more shade and even more water than their drought
tolerant cousins.
Haworthias like shade from the hottest sun or
they will get
orange and
burned. They seem to do well with dappled sunlight to deep shade.
I give
mine a monthly watering like the rest of my
succulents. Over watering causes rot. Haworthia plants are
able to withstand a light frost.
If you are lucky
they will reward you with a single white flower on top of a 12” stalk
in the winter. The flower has just two trumpet shaped
petals. Exquisite.
These plants are fairly carefree – except for
the snails - be sure to protect them.
Correcta is a farily common plant in the haworthia family. Some
of the more rare haworthias can sell for hundreds of dollars! All
are fairly small and have similar growing requirements.
Download the haworthia
wallpaper on my Gardener Wallpaper
page...
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