Growing Haworthias - The Truncatas

Haworthia Truncata is a highly sought after species for collectors and so I am keen to grow these as they sell for high prices. They aren't difficult to grow, they are just rather slow. The local name for them is perdetane, which translates to "horse's teeth" - quite a good description of the plants as they are found in nature. They are buried quite deeply into the soil, with only the ridged windows sticking out. They also have massive roots which pull the plant deeper into the soil as it becomes drier

This one is Haworthia truncata, subspecies truncata and the windows are flat and rounder. It can be very pink, as this one is, or greener. These all grow in fan shapes

The truncata subspecies can be quite varied and this one is greener and the windows are ridged. This plant is still young and hasn't developed the little white ridges that are normally seen as they get bigger.

This one is a subspecies maughanii. This is the plant that I bought that arrived with one rotten leaf. So far, the rot doesn't seem to have spread, so I am holding thumbs. This one grows in a rosette.

This one is forma crassa or a natural hybrid of subspecies maughanii and truncata. People like hybridising these further, because they can produce interesting patterns of white lines in the windows. As you can see, this one has grown in both a fan and a rosette.

This one is a hybrid of a truncata and Haworthia splendens. It's still young, and I am waiting to see how the windows develop further. This one has taken a rosette form