Haworthia truncata

A small succulent from the Little Karoo of South Africa with two rows of thick leaves whose tips look sliced off, each flat end a translucent window. In the wild it sits half-buried, with only the windows showing above the soil. It is one of the few haworthias that can adapt to full sun, and it wants a very free-draining mix and restrained watering.

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 arid succulent karoo vegetation, sunk into the soil among stones and small shrubs so that only the windowed leaf tips are exposed. Light enters through the windows to the buried parts of the leaf.

No records carry an elevation. The Oudtshoorn and Calitzdorp area of the Little Karoo lies at roughly 300–600 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.