Haworthia chloracantha var. chloracantha

Back to some haworthias. It seems I'll have to get back out to the greenhouse with my camera to get some new photos of Echeverias. Soon.

Haworthia 'Manda's Hybrid'

It appears that nobody knows who Manda was or where this hybrid originated, and - judging by comments on the web - it appears to be disliked by far too many people. It's certainly not the flashiest of cultivars, but it's very easy to grow and is actually quite a handsome plant. It could easily be worked into one of the now very popular succulent gardens or living wreaths and I think it should be used more often.

Haworthia reticulata var. subregularis

Another beautiful haworthia, this one doesn't get as much attention as I think it should.

Haworthia truncata var. maughanii

These are seed grown plants, getting to be quite impressive. The window patterns can be quite variable and unique.

Haworthia pygmaea var. argento-maculata

We had a small turnout but an enjoyable gathering of the Oregon Cactus & Succulent society at our home yesterday. For those in the area, we missed you.
The weather has been amazing for this time of the year. While the rest of the country is suffering extreme cold and, in some cases, lots of snow, we're setting records for warmth. We got toe 64F yesterday and today, and expect the same again for tomorrow. And it's dry, with no rain projected for the next week. Of course, the usual bulbs are flowering like gangbusters, so I guess Spring is on its way.

The program yesterday was on Haworthias so it's appropriate that I share a photo of Haworthia pygmaea var. argento-maculata, grown from seed collected at Cooper's Station.

Echeveria globulosa

This is a very small Echeveria, but what an outstanding form. We've been doing an inventory of our echeverias and we're adding this one.
As for local news, the Oregon Cactus & Succulent Society will be meeting this coming Sunday afternoon, 3 pm, at our house (7009 N Fiske Ave.). I'll be doing a program on haworthias, and all are welcome.

Haworthia arachnoides var. nigricans VDV19

Another wonderful haworthia, but it couldn't be more different from the haworthia in the previous post. It's certainly a diverse genus and the names keep changing as more is learned about them. If you haven't started a collection of haworthias,...why not?

Haworthia truncata var. truncata GM313 (Dysseldorp)

We've been growing this on for quite some time now and it gets more impressive every year.

Haworthia cooperi var. pilifera ex. MBB6565

The two plants above have been grown from the same batch of seeds in exactly the same soil and conditions. In fact they have been growing adjacent to each other in the same tray. We will wait and observe.

Haworthia gracilis var. tenera

Another beauty that doesn't take up a lot of space in your collection but provides rewards larger than its size.

Haworthia retusa (from the Pinaariver turnoff) EA1208

No exceedingly rare, but an absolutely gorgeous plant!

Haworthia truncata 'Lime Green'

Lynn-Marie's been doing some "playing" in the greenhouse, including potting up some nice specimen plants for display. This is a specimen of Haworthia truncata 'Lime Green' in an 8 inch diameter pot.

Haworthia cooperi var. venusta ex GM292

This variant of H. cooperi doesn't grow very large but is quite lovely. Grown from habitat collected seed, this remains quite rare in collections.

Haworthia 'Chocolate'

I think we're finally past the worst of the cold for this winter: No more snow and no more super freezes. The bulbs are blooming and the trees are budding out. And, we're not going to need to heat the greenhouses much longer! :) In the meantime, here's a nice, easy to grow cultivar, which is really true to its name. Or maybe I'm just hungry.

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 bolusii 'Odetteae' GM555

A seed-grown clump of one of my favorite haworthias (and there are many), they're all looking very nice right now. I need to spend more time out in the greenhouses right now but a couple of pests have been keeping me busy: a raccoon which likes to visit our pond and dine on the goldfish and a squirrel which is trying its best to chew its way into our attic. We're periodically successful, but they're persistent!

An assortment of truncatas

 

 

Tonight I'm just putting up a few shots of some of the Haworthia truncata plants in our collection. Each one is distinct and quite fascinating.

Haworthia emelyae picta

 

I had to take two separate pictures to show the plant off as it should be. Haworthia flowers aren't generally though of as anything special, and we growers of lots of plants may sometimes get a little jaded on them. But I think they're a part of their charm.

Haworthia cooperi var. pilifera MBB6565

Some of you may be wondering what the letters and numbers following the name mean. This code tells us where the seed for this particular plant was collected. In this case, for example, the seed was collected about 5 km east of East Somerset in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. The MBB refers to M. Bruce Bayer, one of the most important field students and author of many works about haworthias.

Enjoy your plants!

Haworthia retusa EA1208

Guess what? Another haworthia, this one from seeds from the pienaarsriver turnoff in South Africa. For us, this is a larger growing and robust plant, very attractive and quite easy to grow.