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Succulents Partly documented

Haworthia lockwoodii

A small window Haworthia from the Laingsburg area of the western Great Karoo in South Africa. In drought its outer leaves dry to papery sheaths that wrap and hide the whole rosette, making it look dead; when rain comes they rehydrate quickly and the pale green leaves with clear window tips reappear. Grow it bright, very well drained and dry through its summer rest.

Haworthia lockwoodii
Photo: salchu from Japan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

It grows in stony ground, including shale scree and talus, in arid Karoo scrub. The dried outer leaves act as a sunshade over the living leaves during drought, and in the wet season light enters through the transparent leaf tips.

Elevation is not recorded on the available records; the Laingsburg area of the Great Karoo lies at roughly 600–900 m.

South Africa (Western Cape)

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.