Haworthia tessellata

Now usually called Haworthiopsis tessellata, this is a small, slow, stemless succulent of the arid Karoo and southern Namibia, growing in the shelter of bushes and in rock cracks. It is one of the tougher haworthias: it wants strong but not scorching light, big day-to-night swings, dry air and a gritty mineral mix that dries fast. GBIF has no usable wild records for this name, so the figures here come from the known Karoo range and the genus, not from measured sites.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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

Dry, summer-rainfall Karoo scrub and rocky outcrops of the South African interior, north into southern Namibia. Plants sit low among stones or under small shrubs, where the rosette is partly shaded and the roots run under rock.

Mostly interior plateau and Karoo basins, roughly 600 to 1,300 m; no measured elevations for this name.

Northern CapeEastern CapeWestern CapeFree StateNamibia

🔒 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.