What is the difference between Ice Lantern Haworthia cooperi var. obtusa and Little Haworthia cooperi?

There are many varieties and horticultural forms of Haworthia cooperi. Common ones include Large Haworthia cooperi, Little Haworthia cooperi, Haworthia cooperi var. obtusa, White-spotted Haworthia cooperi, Hairy Haworthia cooperi, Imperial Haworthia cooperi, Flat-leaved Haworthia cooperi, Ice Lantern Haworthia cooperi var. obtusa, Variegated Haworthia cooperi and other varieties. Today we will introduce the differences between Ice Lantern Haworthia cooperi var. obtusa and Little Haworthia cooperi!

What is Ice Lantern Haworthia cooperi var. obtusa?

Ice Lantern Haworthia cooperi var. obtusa is mainly divided into Pan's Ice Lantern Haworthia cooperi var. obtusa and Sun's Ice Lantern Haworthia cooperi var. obtusa. Nowadays, when people generally speak of Ice Lantern Haworthia cooperi var. obtusa, it is basically understood by default as Pan's Ice Lantern Haworthia cooperi var. obtusa, the so-called Pan Lantern. This Haworthia cooperi variety belongs to the succulent plants of the Liliaceae family, Haworthia genus (also called the Warwei genus). It is one of the finest among the soft-leaved Haworthia varieties——the purple-body Haworthia cooperi line. It gets its name because its fleshy leaves are crystal clear and bright, as clear and transparent as an ice lantern.

What is Little Haworthia cooperi?

A succulent plant of the Liliaceae family, Haworthia genus, native to South Africa. Its fleshy leaves are arranged in a compact rosette, with thick, plump, emerald-green leaves, and the upper half is transparent or semi-transparent, so it is also called a "window plant". This is because in its place of origin, this type of plant generally buries most of its body below the soil, exposing only the windowed part above ground, thereby avoiding the dry, hot summer growing environment. It has dark linear vein markings; under conditions of relatively sufficient sunlight, its veins are brown, and the leaf tips have fine "whiskers".

Differences between Ice Lantern Haworthia cooperi var. obtusa and Little Haworthia cooperi

Category Ice Lantern Haworthia cooperi var. obtusa Little Haworthia cooperi Leaf form Leaf margins have hairy spines, tip hairless Leaf margins hairless and spineless, tip has one long hair Plant size Plant diameter can reach 7~8 cm Smaller plant, diameter about 3~4 cm Whether it produces offsets Basically does not produce offsets Easily produces offsets, can grow into a multi-headed clumping plant Window surface pattern The window surface of Ice Lantern Haworthia cooperi var. obtusa is very transparent, glossy and moist The transparency of the window surface is inferior to that of Ice Lantern Haworthia cooperi var. obtusa Window surface pattern The dark markings on the window surface do not reach the top of the window surface The dark markings on the window surface can reach the top of the window surface Leaf tip characteristics Leaf tip relatively flat Leaf relatively pointed and relatively round Color under strong light Leaf color turns purple under strong light Leaf color turns dark red under strong light Market price Expensive, rare Relatively cheap

Note: Because both Little Haworthia cooperi and Ice Lantern are horticultural varieties, they can both be continuously selected by humans. For example, Little Haworthia cooperi also has forms without tip hairs, or purple ones (which can be called Purple Little Haworthia cooperi). Ice Lantern is a more personified variety than Little Haworthia cooperi. At present (2015), Japan's horticultural level is higher than our country's, and some of their Haworthia cooperi are very beautiful. In the future, they may continue to develop in the direction of brilliant skin, large size, transparency and roundness. After all, the Chinese are a people who love beautiful jade, and I believe that in the future horticultural Haworthia cooperi will more fully embody the essence of jade culture.