Haworthia truncatavar.maughanii(Poelln . ) B.Fearn
Maughan ’s Haworthia
Haworthia maughanii
A solitary rosette. In cultivation, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Derivative of a photo by Andre Visser. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Family : AsphodelaceaeSubfamily : AsphodeloideaeTribe : AloeaeGenus : Haworthia
The varietal epithet " maughanii(maw - GAHN - ee - optic ) " honor Dr. Herbert Maughan Brown ( 1883 - 1940 ) , a physician and plant accumulator in South Africa .
Haworthia truncatavar.maughaniiis restricted to a belittled country near Calitzdorp in the Western Cape province ofSouth Africa , which is to the far western United States of the natural range of theHaworthia truncatavar.truncata . It unremarkably get in the shade of bushes and sometimes in open areas .
Top view of a solitary rosette. In cultivation, Erzurum, Turkey. Derivative of a photo by Emrah Özakar. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Haworthia truncatavar.maughaniiis a small succulent with thick , heavy truncated leaves spirally arranged in arosetteor dome - shaped tuft , not in adistichousrow as inHaworthia truncatavar.truncata . It commonly remainssolitaryor slowlyproliferousand varies enormously in the number , shape , and size of the leaves . In its natural habitat , Haworthia truncatavar.maughaniigrows partly sunken into the ground . The leafage are gray - green , more or less unsloped , on an irregular basis cylindric , measuring up to 1 inch ( 2.5 cm ) tall and 0.6 in ( 1.5 centimeter ) in diam . The truncated area may be translucent , unintelligible , and diversely vein as in the typical diversity . Its margin may be scabrous and variously crispate or undulate .
The flowers are diminished , two - lipped , off - white , and appear on slender stalks in spring and summertime .
Light : rank the potted plant life in a undimmed area with some shelter from the hot rays of the daytime . White , yellow , or red - tinct leaves usually signal that yourH. truncatavar.maughaniireceives too much sunshine . Deep shade be given to weaken the flora over a protracted period . If your industrial plant has spent the wintertime indoors , gradually move it outdoors into the bright sun to prevent sunburn .
Plants in habitat, Calitzdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. Derivative of a photo byRoy. Used underCC BY-NC 4.0. This work is licensed under the same license as the original photo by World of Succulents.
Soil : Like allHaworthias , this plant does not care its root to remain wet for prolonged periods , so the soil should be well - drained . Use a commercial potting mix for succulent , ormake your own .
Temperature : This succulent likes warm temperatures in the summer but coolheaded in the winter . However , it does not like being too dusty . H. truncatavar.maughaniican withstand temperatures as low as 30 ° F ( -1.1 ° C).USDA Plant Hardiness Zones10a to 11b , 30 to 50 ° F ( -1.1 to 10 ° C ) .
lachrymation : In bounce and fall , when the growth is most active , waterH. truncatavar.maughaniithoroughly , then expect until the top of the soil dry out out before watering again . Water your plant less during the wintertime when its growth slow down importantly . When this industrial plant is mostly abeyant during the raging summertime month , water it just enough to keep the leaves from shriveling .
A mature specimen at the Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Massachusetts, United States. Derivative of a photo byDaderot. No rights reserved.
Fertilizing : H. truncatavar.maughaniidoes not require much fertilizer . However , for optimal growth , fertilizing is a unspoilt theme . Feedonly with a diluted fertiliser and only during the active growing season .
Repotting : This slowly - growing succulent can stay in the same raft for years . To keep your plant healthy and glad , repotH. truncatavar.maughaniiinto wise soil every two to three eld in spring or fall . Repotting fourth dimension is also the time to take kickoff for generation .
extension : The quickest and most coarse method acting of propagatingH. angustifoliavar.altissimais by outgrowth . It can also be propagated by leaves and seeds . Remove the kickoff when they have commence developing their own roots . Sow the seeds in spring or fall in a well - draining soil mix .
see more atHow to produce and Care for Haworthia .
H. truncatavar.maughaniiis considered non - toxic to world and creature .
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