What kind of succulent plant is Haworthia koelmaniorum?
Haworthia koelmaniorum, also known as snake-skin haworthia, belongs to the genus Haworthia in the Liliaceae family. It gets its name because the leaf surface patterns closely resemble dragon scales or snake skin. Distribution: Haworthia koelmaniorum is distributed in Zhejiang, Fujian and other places.
Haworthia koelmaniorum
Growth habits:
Haworthia koelmaniorum likes a warm, dry and sunny environment, is relatively cold-tolerant, tolerant of drought and partial shade, afraid of waterlogging and strong direct sunlight, and goes dormant in high summer temperatures. It can be planted in dark and damp places.
Plant morphology:
The plant has no stem; the fleshy leaves grow in a spiral radial pattern, arranged in a rosette. The leaves are thick and hard, ovate-triangular, with tapering tips. The leaf color is dark green, the leaf back is slightly reddish-brown and bears irregularly arranged small white wart-like protrusions. The leaf margins curl inward and have small white teeth. The leaf surface is flat, hairless, and transparent or semi-transparent. The veins consist of several white-green longitudinal lines and short transverse lines, dividing the leaf surface into snake-skin-like grid markings.
Haworthia koelmaniorum
Varieties:
It has many horticultural varieties. Distinguishing Haworthia koelmaniorum mainly depends on differences in the formation of the leaf netting, the leaf teeth on the leaf margins, and the wart-like protrusions on the leaf back. The main horticultural varieties include: Crocodile Scale, Stegosaurus Scale, Sleeping Dragon Scale, Thunder Scale, Imperial Concubine Dragon Scale, Fine-line Dragon Scale, Variegated Dragon Scale, etc.
Haworthia koelmaniorum
Propagation methods:
Haworthia koelmaniorum is commonly propagated by division and sowing. Division can be carried out throughout the year; often during repotting in April-May, the small plants growing beside the mother plant are separated from the parent and potted directly. Newly potted plants should not be watered too much, so as not to affect root recovery. Sowing is generally done indoors in pots in April-May. The suitable germination temperature is 18-21°C; after sowing, they germinate at 14-21°C, and the seedlings grow slowly. The suitable growth temperature for Haworthia koelmaniorum is 22-26°C, and in winter not lower than 5°C. For the soil mix, a mixture of leaf mold and coarse sand can generally be used, with a small amount of dried cow dung and bone meal added. During the growing period, keep the potting soil slightly moist; during the midsummer dormant period, watering must be strictly controlled; when the light is too strong, shade appropriately; in winter, keep the potting soil dry. During the growing period, fertilize generally once a month.