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Haworthia magnifica var. acuminata

This is one of the “retuse haworthias”, whose triangular leaf tips have translucent “windows” to let the light in so that it can reach the photosynthetic tissue on the lower part of the leaf from the inside. Our plant is looking especially colorful this year. The genus Haworthia is related to Aloe, but they are small plants with inconspicuous flowers (their appeal to collectors is centered on their attractive rosettes of leaves). Haworthia magnifica var. acuminata (formerly classified as H. retusa var. acuminata) is native to the lower Gouritz River, to the west of Mossel Bay, South Africa.

-Brian