Accepted Scientific Name: Haworthia longiana Poelln.
Cact. Journ. Brit. 5. 31 (1936), in clavi, anglice; et Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 41: 203 1937
Origin and Habitat: South African endemic (Eastern Cape, Sundays and Gamtoos River Valleys Between Hankey and Humansdorp )
Habitat and Ecology: Major habitats Albany Thicket, Fynbos. Grows in valley bottoms and lower stony slopes of hills well hidden among sparse shrubs end grasses, but often in full sun, plants are frequently grazed by herbivore animals.
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Accepted name in llifle Database:Haworthia longiana Poelln.Cact. Journ. Brit. 5. 31 (1936), in clavi, anglice; et Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 41: 203 1937Synonymy: 4
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Description: Tall stemless grass-like plant that looks like a miniature Agave, slowly forms clumps. It can assume huge proportions by Haworthia standard, but the length and slimness of leaves are quiet variable from plant to plant depending on clone and origin. Some of its forms can be almost unbelievably slow growing, producing no more than one or two leaves a year, and remaining content in a 6 cm pot for decades.
Rosettes: Branching from the base, up to to 5-7 cm in diameter, up to 30 cm tall; up to 30 leaves
Leaves: Bright green to very dark green often red-tipped in bright light. Very upright in orientation, narrowly long, attenuated, firm, rigid , stiff, slightly rough with small raised tubercles (Sometime with white tubercles) and often forming indistinct longitudinal rows. In cultivation like in habitat the leaf tips often die back, this is normal and not a defect of cultivation.
Flowers: Cream white, born on a sparcely branced, lax, inflorescences. Flower tube obcapitate and curved, petal tips revolute.
Generation length: About 20 years (in habitat)
Cultivation and Propagation: In cultivation it belongs to more slow-growing species, but when successfully grown, it can be a very nice. Due to its dead leaves tip it's one of those plants which never quite sure whether it's healthy or not, newrthless it can form beautiful groups but to achieve this target they need regular care and good positioning of plants as far as full sun and air circulation are concerned. Provide a very draining soil (prone to rot). Needs regular water in summer keep dry in winter. Cold hardiness is good down to minus 7° C.
Propagation: H. longianaa can be propagated from offsets (It is a prolific grower and most of the clones offsets when mature).
