Haworthia variegata L.Bolus

Plants acaulescent, with leaves in a basal rosette which is about 7 cm diam., proliferous from the base and forming clusters. Leaves about 30, the young erect, little spreading, recurved, the old spreading, tips recurved, about 55 mm long, about 7 mm broad, up to 4 mm thick, linear to lanceolate, green; upper surface rounded, smooth, semi-pellucid, with white flecks near the apex, also with a prominent, slightly raised central line; lower surface rounded, smooth, semi-pellucid, with white flecks near the apex, with a prominent, slightly raised central line; lower surface rounded, smooth, semi-pellucid, with numerous pellucid lines and flecks; keel 1, centrally positioned in the upper third, dentate; margins acute, armed with spaced 0.5 mm long pellucid teeth; end-awn 3 mm long, smooth. Inflorescence about 43 cm tall; peduncle simple, terete, about 1 mm diam., 27 cm long, bracteate; sterile bracts membranous, ovate, abruptly long acuminate, about 9 mm long, erect, keeled, cloaking the peduncle at the base; raceme about 16 cm long, lax, with about 15 spirally arranged flowers and buds, 4 open simultaneously; floral bracts membranous, 8 mm long, deltoid, acute, keeled with reddish veins, clasping the pedicels, (longer than the pedicels); pedicels 4 mm long, 1 mm diam., green; perianth white with yellow-green keels to the segments, 19 mm long, compressed at base, funnel-shaped, tube more or less 4 mm across, constricted to 3 mm above; segments free to the base, limb 2 lipped; posterior segments not spreading, little recurved, white with yellow-brown veins; exterior part much recurved, spreading, white, replicate, with yellow-green veins; stamens 6 of two lengths 9 and 10 mm long, inserted within the perianth tube; ovary 6 mm long, 2 mm diam., straight, white, capitate.

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.