Haworthia nortieri

A small, soft-leaved haworthia from the winter-rainfall mountains and plains of the western Cape, from the Knersvlakte and Gifberg south through the Cederberg to the Koue Bokkeveld and Laingsburg. It lives wedged into rock crevices and among stones, growing in the cool, wet winter and resting through the hot, dry summer. The leaves are green, sometimes tinged purple.

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 sandstone and shale outcrops, flat rock sheets, ledges and cliffs along river gorges, and stony slopes among small stones and short bushes. Labels describe sites from 'shady places' in rock cracks to 'partial shade to full sun' on open hill slopes; the crevice gives the rosette shade for part of the day and a cool, moist root run.

Specimen labels give about 180 m (Vanrhynsdorp shale outcrops), 550–700 m (near Nieuwoudtville and Ceres) and 900 m (Cederberg ridge tops), so roughly 150–1000 m.

South Africa, Western Cape: Vanrhynsdorp district, Knersvlakte and GifbergSouth Africa, Western Cape: Clanwilliam district, Cederberg, Pakhuis Pass and the Olifants and Doring river valleysSouth Africa, Western Cape: Koue Bokkeveld, Ceres district and south-west of LaingsburgSouth Africa, Northern Cape: the Bokkeveld escarpment near Nieuwoudtville

🔒 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.