Haworthia ‘Silver Needle’

Haworthia 'Silver Needle' has triangular green leaves with pointed tips all covered in a heavy layer of silver-white hairs.

Haworthia is an intriguing genus related to Aloe and native to southern Africa. Most form small rosettes of succulent foliage often with translucent tips or “light pipes” that allow light to enter into the leaves — which are often half buried in sand in the wild — for photosynthesis. ‘Silver Needle’ has triangular green leaves with pointed tips all covered in a heavy layer of silver-white hairs. Easy to grow. Tolerant of lower light than other succulents and cool temperatures but best kept above freezing.

Common Name:  Haworthia

Family:  Asphodelaceae (The Asphodel Family)

Zone Hardiness:  9-11

Light:  Full Sun Part Sun

Height:  under 4"

Width:  under 4"

Primary Bloom Colour:  White/Cream

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Class:  Evergreen

Type:  Tender

Bloom Time:  Summer

Soil Moisture:  Dry, Drought Tolerant

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Fragrance:  No

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Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Native to southern Africa, where it grows in areas of summer rainfall and winter drought, in rocky soils at elevation where water drains sharply.

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