Hawortia fasciata in pot

Credit: Maja Dumat

Succulent green leaves white stripes

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Banded haworthy in the wild

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Cut leaves Haworthia fasciata

Credit: Abu Shawka

Haworthia fasciata, a miniature succulent

Haworthiopsis fasciata comes to us from South Africa. Like other varieties of the Asphodelaceae family, it has little resistance to winter climates. Haworthiopsis fasciata was also known as Haworthia fasciata.

How to recognize Haworthiopsis fasciata?

Haworthiopsis fasciata is an oily plant just ten centimetres tall. Despite its small size, it has an upright habit. Its numerous offshoots enable it to grow as wide as it is tall.

This succulent grows in a rosette with interlocking leaves. Triangular in shape, they are narrow and pointed, but not prickly. Haworthiopsis fasciata is nicknamed Banded Haworthiopsis because of the white, dot-like relief on the outside of its foliage. The inside remains plain green.

In summer, Haworthiopsis fasciata sprouts a 40-centimetre stem. It supports white tubular flowers.

Haworthiopsis fasciata is non-toxic. You can adopt it without risk even if you share your living room and your collection of green plants with young children, dogs or cats.

Our maintenance tips

To grow haworthiopsis fasciata indoors, reproduce the conditions of their natural environment! Sun, warmth and little water. You can even take your succulent out to your windowsill or garden in summer.

Watering

Wait for the soil to dry out between waterings. Water generously: the substrate must be soaking wet to allow your Haworthiopsis fasciata to build up its water reserves.

If tap water is too hard, use rainwater or demineralized water at room temperature.

Drain any water that accumulates in the saucer after watering.

Spray

Haworthiopsis fasciata grow in arid regions and do not like humidity. No need to spray them.

Repotting

In spring, transfer your Haworthiopsis fasciata to a larger pot, so that it can continue to grow.

Line the bottom of a pierced pot with a layer of gravel, small pebbles or clay balls for drainage.

Then pour in a light, well-draining potting soil. You can mix potting soil for green plants with sand, or use a substrate for cacti and succulents.

Plant your Haworthiopsis fasciata in the center. Add potting soil and tamp down. Water to remove air bubbles and facilitate rooting.

Fertilization

You can stimulate the development of your plant during its growth phase, in spring and summer, with fertilizer.

You don't have to fertilize your plant to make it grow. However, if you want to stimulate its growth, you can give itfertilizer for cacti and succulents.

Prune

Prune the leaves when they are dry, but do not prune your Haworthiopsis fasciata. Cut leaves do not grow back.

Plantation

Once the last spring frosts have passed, you can plant.

Where's the best place to plant your Haworthiopsis fasciata? A sunny spot at the top of a slope, to encourage rainwater drainage.

Dig a large hole to give the roots room to spread out. As for repotting, place a layer of gravel at the bottom, followed by a layer of substrate. Place your plant in the center and cover with soil, possibly enriched with leaf compost. Press down to eliminate air pockets and water.

Cutting

Cutting is carried out during the strong growth phase, generally in spring and early summer.

Using your hands or a clean, sharp tool, separate one of the shoots that has formed at the base of the plant. Choose a young shoot with roots.

In a pierced terracotta pot, pour a bed of clay balls or gravel to optimize drainage.

Prepare a mixture of one-third potting soil, one-third garden soil and one-third sand. Pour it into your pot, on top of the drainage layer. Plant your cutting and tamp it down.

Place the pot in a room where the temperature is always above 18 degrees. The location should be bright and out of direct sunlight. You can, for example, place your cutting behind a curtained window.

To avoid drowning the roots, always check the condition of the substrate before watering: the surface must be dry.

Diseases / Threats

Aphids

Mealybugs

Mealybug, accompanied by ants for its honeydew.

Mealybugs

Information

Family	Asphodelaceae - Asphodelaceae
Type	Haworthiopsis - Haworthiopsis
Species	Haworthiopsis fasciata - Haworthiopsis fasciata
Lifecycle	Perennial
Foliage	Evergreen
Exposures	Sun Half-shade
Substrats	Calcareous earth Humus soil Sandy soil
Planting methods	In pots In tubs Planter
Categories	Interior Succulent
Tags	Beginner Fritillary Small pot
Origin	South Africa
Hardiness (USDA)	11a
Leaf color
Flower color