Haworthia’Chocolate '
Haworthia retusa’Chocolate '
fellowship : AsphodelaceaeSubfamily : AsphodeloideaeTribe : AloeaeGenus : Haworthia
Photo by Georgiy Aristov
Haworthia’Chocolate ' is a cross of unknown stemma and pedigree .
Haworthia’Chocolate ' is a small succulent that organise beautiful rosettes of stocky , overweight leave of absence with a rough grain and obscure blood-red - brown colour . It freely produce offsets , forming a dense cluster over metre , so its rose window stay little .
Light : pose the potted industrial plant in a bright domain with some aegis from the hottest rays of the daytime . livid , yellow , or flushed - tinged leaves usually indicate that yourH.‘Chocolate ' receives too much sunlight . Deep shade tends to weaken the works over a prolonged full stop . If your plant has spend the winter indoors , bit by bit move it outdoors into the brilliant sun to prevent sunburn .
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grime : Like allHaworthias , this plant does not wish its roots to remain wet for prolonged periods , so the dirt should be well - drain . you may use a commercial potting admixture for succulent ormake your own .
Hardiness : This succulent like warmer temperature in the summer but cool in the winter . However , it does not care being too moth-eaten . H.‘Chocolate ' can resist temperatures as down in the mouth as30 to 50 ° F ( -1.1 to 10 ° C),USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b .
Watering : In spring and fall , when growth is most active , waterH.‘Chocolate ' good , then wait until the top of the soil dries out before lachrymation again . Water your plant less during the winter when its growth slow down significantly . When this plant is mostly dormant during the hottest summer months , water it just enough to keep the leave from shriveling .
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Fertilizing : H.‘Chocolate ' does not call for much fertilizer . However , for optimal growth , fertilizing is recommend . Feedonly with a dilute fertiliser and only during the active growing time of year .
Repotting : This tardily - get succulent can stay in the same pot for old age . To keep your plant healthy and glad , repotH.‘Chocolate ' into fresh soil every two to three eld in outpouring or fall . Repotting fourth dimension is also the fourth dimension to take offset for extension .
Propagation : Vegetative generation , specially by offsets , is the ready and most plebeian method acting of propagatingH.‘Chocolate ' . However , this works can also be spread by leaves and seeds . slay the offsets when they have start developing rootage . Sow seed in spring or hang in a well - debilitate grime mixing .
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Learn more atHow to develop and Care for Haworthia .
H.‘Chocolate ' is consider non - toxic to man and animals .
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