Mazhar Botanic Garden

Haworthiopsis attenuata (Haw.) G. D. Rowley

Zebra plant

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001093
Common name: Zebra plant
English name: Zebra haworthia
Arabic name: هاورثيا
Native: South Africa
Country: South Africa
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen succulent leaves short arranged in rosettes 6-12 cm in diameter, have bands of white tubercles on them flowers tiny cylindrical white and green on top of extremely long stems

Decorative plant in the house or garden. It is slow-growing, low-maintenance and needs little water, but rarely blooms when grown indoors.

Haworthia attenuata (Haw) Haw

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Texture: Medium loamy Mildly acidic soils Sandy loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Mediterranean Subtropics
Lights: Full shade Light shade
Propagation: Seeds, offsets division, leaf cutting
Flowering time: Spring to summer
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 6.0-8.0
Status: G3 - Vulnerable
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Succulent
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Seed company
Plant Uses: Indoor plant Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral

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