Haworthia chloracantha

A small, clump-forming Haworthia from the southern Cape of South Africa with pale yellow-green, opaque leaves edged with fine teeth. Wild records cluster in the coastal hills around Great Brak River and Mossel Bay, where it grows in cracks in quartzitic sandstone. It is an easy grower if given bright but not scorching light, a gritty acidic mix and moderate water in its growing seasons.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Rock crevices and cracks in Table Mountain sandstone, mountain slopes and among moss and rocks, often partly shaded by surrounding vegetation.

The record locations are in low coastal hills; GBIF has no reliable elevation (its single value, 9,415, is clearly an error).

Cape Provinces

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.