Haworthia magnifica var. splendens

Oh do I love the look of porcelain on some of these special Haworthia magnifica var. splendens plants. And the colors...

Enjoy your plants.

Haworthia roots

Lynn-Marie's been re-potting some of the plants and this photo shows some of the root system. This illustrates why I often say that enhancing good root growth is the what we're about. And it also demonstrates why it's important to examine the roots periodically. This helps determine the health of the plant, whether there are root pests, and whether the plant needs to be potted in a larger pot. Just looking at the part of the plant that's above ground wouldn't give you a clue as to the size of pot the plant really needs.

Haworthia magnifica var. splendens GM282

Grown from seed collected at the type locality, GM282, becoming a really stunning plant. Mind you, we didn't collect the seed in South Africa. We have a hard enough time gathering enough money together to make a trip to Southern California or New Mexico, let alone a trip to South Africa or South America. Ah, but we do love to travel...if only!

Haworthia magnifica var. splendens

I know I posted these in April, but I took a couple of new pictures and decided to go ahead and share them. I guess it's OK to repeat once in a while, especially if they're wonderful plants like these.

This first one is grown from seed collected East of the type locality at GM447.

The second photo is grown from seed collected at GM452, from west of Albertinia.

Haworthia magnifica var. splendens GM447

Another example of H. magnifica var. splendens, this one grown from seed from GM447. One can understand why these plants are so popular!

Haworthia magnifica var. splendens GM452

Grown from seeds from west of Albertinia in South Africa. It was cloudy when I took this picture but in brighter light the colors and the porcelain-like surface become more evident. Highly prized.

Haworthia magnifica var. splendens JDV 94/108

The habitat for these plants is East of Albertinia in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Much sought after for markings and coloration, as well as the patina which they get with maturity.

Slow growing in cultivation, but not especially difficult.

Haworthia magnifica var. splendens (GM282)

This is a highly stylized photo rendition of the Haworthia magnifica var. splendens (this time from the GM282 site, the type locality). By sharpening the image it brings out the patterns, the texture and the colors and helps us to see the amazing structure of this plant.

We had a small turnout for the succulent society but a good meeting. Big plans are on the way.

Haworthia magnifica var. splendens GM452

I never get tired of these plants. They're amazing for their texture and coloring. This one is GM452 of Haworthia magnifica var. splendens. I know Bayer has changed these names around but if you're into that you'll have no problem placing this plant. The lighting here (grey skies) doesn't do it justice, but the patina and colors are outstanding.

I had a great time tonight at the Clackamas County Master Gardeners meeting where I was privileged to give a PowerPoint presentation on growing cacti & succulents. They're a great audience and a wonderful bunch of people; it was fun.

Haworthia magnifica var. splendens GM452 and JDV93-59

These are a couple of haworthias, both the same species, Haworthia magnifica var. splendens. Both are seed grown, but with seed from different locations. The first is GM452...

and the second is JDV93-59.

They are quite distinctly different plants, as you can see, and both have there own distinctive attractiveness.

Haworthia magnifica var. splendens JDV93/59

These are seed grown plants, seed from near Albertinia, South Africa. We will be offering one of these on E-Bay in the next few days. We haven't offered these before and it's only with these rarely offered plants that we put them up on E-Bay.

Most of you are aware that I'm a retired clergyman and I sometimes fill in for another pastor. Today was one of those days. One of the things we try to remind people to do is to turn off their cell phones during the worship service. Imagine my embarrassment when mine started ringing while I was serving the Eucharist (Communion). Not only once, but twice.  I guess the next passage I will need to preach on is "Physician, heal thyself."

Enjoy your plants!

Haworthia magnifica var. splendens GM452 seed grown

Here's another H. magnifica var. splendens, also seed grown. This one is from a different locality, GM452, another gem of a plant. It will also be going up on E-Bay soon.

Haworthia magnifica var. splendens GM447 seed grown

We have a couple of seed grown Haworthia magnifica var. splendens GM447 that are finally of size that we'll be selling them on E-Bay. We also have a H. magnifica var. splendens GM452 available. This is GM447. It's developing a nice porcelain-like surface which is so much desired and has some very nice markings. Enjoy.

Haworthia magnifica var. splendens part 2

My apologies. It appeared that I posted photos of two different haws yesterday. Both are magnifica var. splendens, but the second photo is from location GM447. The first doesn't have location data but is clearly from one of the localities where the plants develop the glaze. GM447 also does. Not all do. This is another image of GM447.

And another image of the one without location data:

It was a bit sloppy of me as the differences are readily visible. 

Haworthia magnifica var. splendens

This is a specimen of Haworthia magnifica var. splendens, about 8.5 cm across.  It's developed the nice "porcelain" glaze, like a piece of fine pottery, that is characteristic of some of these plants. Since about 90% of the leaf surface is covered with this glaze, it's a very slow growing plant. It was grown from seed.

Haworthia magnifica var splendens GM452

I have a few moments before heading off to the fair so -- another photo. This time it's one of the more valuable plants we have: Haworthia magnifica var. splendens. These are seed grown plants (GM452) and they aren't for sale yet.


As they reach maturity they develop a beautiful patina - a kind of porcelain glaze - on the leaf surface which is just amazing.

These plants were so much in demand that it had the potential of placing habitat at risk. However, with the increasing availability of seed grown plants (in this case with seed collected on site), the values have come down from many hundreds of dollars per plant to still expensive but less so, reducing the incentive to collect the plants from the wild.

Another H. magnifica var. splendens

Another Haworthia. This time it's Haworthia magnifica var. splendens from a different location (GM452).

We're growing these on and they aren't available yet. In the meantime, we're enjoying watching them grow and get their adult characteristics.