🌱 Morphology
   A slow-growing horticultural hybrid with fleshy, thick leaves with truncated tips, arranged in a fan shape, a characteristic feature of Haworthia truncata. The relatively flat and translucent upper surfaces allow light to enter the inner tissues. The coloration varies from dark green to bronze green and can take on chocolate or brown tones with intense, controlled lighting. Its irregular arrangement can result in curved or slightly spiraling fans.

🌍 Origin, habitat and family
A horticultural cultivar known in collections as Haworthia truncata ‘Sizunami’. It is considered a hybrid related to H. truncata and H. maughanii, although its exact genealogy is not conclusively confirmed. Its wild parent plants come from South Africa, where they grow in arid or semi-arid environments, in mineral soils and among stones, with some of the leaves close to the ground to make use of the light without exposing the entire plant to the sun. As it is a hybrid, it does not have its own natural region or wild habitat.

Family Asphodelaceae, tribe Alooideae, genus Haworthia.

❄️ Temperature — USDA 10a
It is recommended to protect it from frost and keep it above -1 °C, especially when the substrate is wet.

☀️ Lighting
It needs abundant light, filtered light, or bright partial shade. Gradual exposure to slightly more intense light can promote bronzed tones, but strong direct sunlight can cause burns. Approximate DLI PAR: 8–15 mol·m⁻²·day⁻¹.

💧 Growth cycle and watering
Opportunistic. It grows when moderate temperatures, suitable light, and available water coincide. Water thoroughly and let the substrate dry before repeating. During intense heat, reduce watering if the plant slows down its activity; avoid waterlogging and persistent moisture around the roots.

🌸 Flowering
It produces a slender flower stalk with small whitish flowers, understated compared to the ornamental appeal of its truncated leaves.

🌿 Nutrition
During the active growth period, Desert CHOICE® Aloes, Haworthias & Co. is recommended, with a high content of potassium and bioavailable calcium. Apply with watering, reducing or suspending fertilization during the summer dormancy.

9x9 cm pot

This is an inimitable xerophyte cultivated in Madrid in a technological square pot and with the substrate activated with mycorrhizal fungi.

* As this is an online purchase, the appearance of the sent specimen may vary slightly from the product image. The photo description specifies the plant's measurements, but this may also vary slightly, because it is a living thing! Each of the plants at Desert CITY has unique characteristics.