Haworthiopsis bruynsii(M.B.Bayer ) G.D.Rowley
Pad Haworthia
Haworthia bruynsii , Haworthia retusavar.bruynsii
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Family : AsphodelaceaeSubfamily : AsphodeloideaeTribe : AloeaeGenus : Haworthiopsis
The specific epithet " bruynsii(BROONS - electrical engineering - eye ) " honorsPeter Vincent Bruyns(born 1957 ) , a South African mathematician and plant scientist .
This coinage is native toSouth Africa(restricted to a little area in the Eastern Cape ) .
Haworthiopsis bruynsii , formerly known asHaworthia bruynsii , is a small , slow - growing succulent that forms a stemless , ordinarily lone rosette of viridity to brownish , highly truncated leaves . The rosettes can grow up to 2.4 inches ( 6 cm ) in diam and have only 5 to 10 folio . In the habitat , the russet scab grow sunken beneath the ground with only the translucent acme of the leaves reveal . The leafage tops are flat , normally very jolting , or once in a while placid .
The white-hot flowers have green to brownish veins and appear on slender , unbranched stalks in spring and summer .
Haworthiopsis bruynsiiis very similar to Retuse Haworthias . Still , because of the heyday ( long and wiry cerebral peduncle and the six - sided floweret at the al-Qaeda ) , it is a member of the genusHaworthiopsis . It seems to be a case of parallel organic evolution in a similar environs .
Light : H. bruynsiithrives in semi - shaded positions . Brighter light status are involve to bring out the leafage color . Any window in your plate or office staff will belike be appropriate for this succulent .
ground : Use commercial potting land specially formulate for succulents , ormake your own well - drain potting mix .
Hardiness : This plant wish warmer temperatures in summer but cool in winter . H. bruynsican withstand temperatures as low as 30 to 50 ° F ( -1.1 to 10 ° C),USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b .
Watering : In spring and fall , when the ontogenesis is most active , waterH. bruynsithoroughly , then look until the top of the soil dries out before watering again . Water your plant less during the winter when its growth slows down significantly . When this plant is mostly abeyant during the hottest summertime months , water it just enough to keep the leaf from shriveling .
fertilize : H. bruynsiis a behind - growing plant that does not require much fertilizer . However , for optimum development , fertilizing is a good idea . Feedonly with a diluted fertilizer and only during the active growing season . Avoid summertime fertilize as this succulent is in a 6- to 8 - week rest time period .
repot : When the works has outgrown its container , repot it into a raw , slightly larger spate with saucy soil in the spring or former summertime .
extension : Since it rarely offsets , H. bruynsiis usually propagate by source . Sow the seeds in spring .
Learn more atHow to Grow and like for Haworthiopsis .
H. bruynsiiis considered non - toxic to humans and animals .
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