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Succulents Well documented

Haworthia marumiana

A small, soft-leaved, rosette-forming Haworthia from the Nama Karoo and Succulent Karoo of the Eastern and Western Cape, once treated as a variety of H. arachnoidea. Its sites have hot summers, cold winter nights and sparse rain in every season. Like its relatives, it grows tucked under shrubs and between stones, not in open sun.

Haworthia marumiana
Photo: Philipp Weigell, CC BY 3.0, 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

A succulent of arid Karoo shrubland, usually sheltering under small shrubs or in rock crevices. The sheltering habit is typical of the genus rather than documented for this species.

The mapped sites lie at about 750-1,120 m.

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 3.0 licence, unmodified.