Perennials, Tropicals > Haworthia > Haworthia turgida > Haworthia turgida
Haworthia turgida
Haworthia
Origin: South Africa.
| Family |
| Asphodelaceae |
| Genus |
| Haworthia |
| Species |
| turgida |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Synonyms |
| Haworthia turgida var. turgida, Catevala turgida, Haworthia caespitosa, Haworthia laetevirens, Aloe laetevirens, Aloe turgida, Catevala laetevirens |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 5 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 10 |
| Height |
| 0.1 - 0.2 m |
| Spread |
| 0.2 - 0.3 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Leaf Description |
| Fleshy ovate-pinnate leaves with vertical 'window' or 'glass'-like variegation on the surface, near the apices. Leaves are arranged in loose rosettes. |
| Flower Description |
| Wiry, upright flowering stems produce a 1 - 3 blooms between 3 and 5 cm in diameter with petals that curl backward. |
| Colour Description |
| Medium to light green succulent leaves with deep green translucent 'windows' near the apices. Creamy white to purplish-brown blooms on greyish-green flowering stems. |
| Texture Description |
| Smooth and waxy. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. |
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