HAWORTHIA AND SUCCULENT AUCTION



This blog is dedicated to plants from desert regions around the world as well as plants that have adapted to withstand arid conditions, but do not occur in real deserts. Many of the plants are found in arid semi-desert regions. There will be a greater emphasis on succulent plants, but others will also be included. This blog deals with desert plants of the Americas, Africa, Arabia and others. We are situated in South Africa and South African plants are likely to feature more dominantly. The pictures taken are from our private botanical desert garden at Leopoort near Oudtshoorn, from plants in nature, as well as other collections.


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Haworthia koelmaniorum is known from the area around Groblersdal in Mpumalanga, and has also been collected elswhere.

The plants are related to Haworthia limifolia but have a darker and brownish colour and also lack the stoloniferous nature sometimes found in the latter species.

Although Haworthia koelmaniorum naturally occurs in the summer rainfall area, the plants seem to have no problem when cultivated under similar conditions as their winter-growing relatives.

Propagation is from seed or leaf cuttings. Growth is slow.

The first two pictures are from Haworthia koelmaniorum in cultivation.


Haworthia koelmaniorum

The following two pictures are hybrids with Haworthia koelmaniorum as one parent. The plants were created by Gerhard Marx.

Haworthia minima x koelmaniorum


Haworthia koelmaniorum x mortonii


  

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