How to grow Haworthia cooperi

Haworthia cooperi grow and care – succulent leaf plant of the genus Haworthia also known as Cooper haworthia or Aloe haworthia,  Haworthia cooperi perennial evergreen used as ornamental plant and it’s drought tolerant can grow in subtropics, mediterranean, tropics climate or indoor as houseplant and growing in hardiness zone 10b+ and with the right overwinter care in hardiness zone 10a.

Haworthia cooperi leaves and flowers

Leaves color green, purple or red, when it’s red mostly it’s with green, on the leaf there are green strips like vein, leaves are transparent the leaves grow in rosette growth.

Flower color white, with 6 petals flowers grow on stems.

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How to grow Haworthia cooperi growing and care instructions:

Better frost free (and even better more than 3C), well-drained soil, dry area

How to care:
Put water when the leaves become soft, fertilizer once a year

What is the best propagation way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative reproduction – Cutting / Pups (daughter plants)

How to propagate:
Cutting propagate can be from leaves or stems, cut in the base of the leaf will be better, possible to cut stems or in middle of the leaf, need to let the few days in shade location and let it dry little bit before put it in the soil, after this put the leaves of stems in the soil watering it with moist and don’t overwater.

Is it necessary to use vegetative reproduction?
No, but easier to start from propagation of leaf or stem

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Rotten suddenly and hard to prevent the moment can be seen on the leaves

Recommended planting season?
All year and in hardiness zone 10a spring to summer and in hardiness zone 10b spring to autumn

How to plant:
Planting in location with good drainage, the plant doesn’t like and might die if will sit in puddle so in rainy location better to grow above the ground level and use raising bad

Pests and diseases:
Snails, slugs, aphids, meal bug

Pruning season:
All year

How to prune:
Just for design dead leaves and bloom stem

Size of the plant:
5-10 cm, 2-4 inches

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Slow growing especially when the plant young it’s take a while until establish

Water requirement:
Small amount of water – let it dry between watering and care not overwater it will kill that plant, if it’s grow in rainy location better to put in pot with lava grit or something inert that the water to go out, also sandy soil, when grow in tropic need to be dry topic or in sheltered place from the rains

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Half Shade / Full Shade (with light)

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Yes

How to care indoor:
When grow indoor not next to heater and need location with light, put less water indoor and check the container to much wet

Growing is also possible in a pot, planter, flowerpot, containers:
Yes, when growing containers need bigger than the root ball at least 30% too much big it’s not useful and better to switch the pot to bigger every few years than to start with big pot, soil loos viability over time and once in every few years better to switch (if there isn’t over water or it’s sandy soil with good drainage possible to switch every 5 years and even more), need to make sure that there are enough holes, also choosing the soil it’s important more rains need better drainage, possible to choose sandy soil add little organic matter with materials like lava grit in the bottom and sandy soil on the top, possible perlite with peat soil.

Blooming information

Bloom season:
All year

General information about the flower
White flowers with 6 petals grow on stems

How to grow Haworthia cooperi from seeds

Sowing requirement:
Location with light and better sandy or well ventilated soil and good drainage soil, keep soil slightly moist (do not overwater), sow in light and half shade will be better, temperature 21-26C (70-79F)

Saving seeds and care until sowing:
Dry and dark place in room temperature

Sowing season:
Spring to summer (better to sow it in the temperature 21-26C (70-79F) that the season)

How to plant:
Need to plant in light soil, with good drainage overwater will cause problem in germination

Planting spacing:
For transplant 4*4cm (1.8*1.8 inch)

Depth of Sowing:
0.5cm (0.25inches)

Conditions for seeds germinate:
Moist soil but do not over water and don’t let it dry

Watering requires for Seeds:
Small amount of water / Average amount of water

Germination time:
3-6 weeks

Condition of seedling:
Light with moist soil and well ventilated soil

Scientific name:

Haworthia cooperi

Alternative names: Hawortia cooperi, Haworthia cooper

How to grow Haworthia cooperi

Haworthia cooperi grow and care

Growing Haworthia cooperi

Haworthia cooperi

Categories

Blooming Seasons
  • Autumn flowers
  • Spring flowers
  • Summer flowers
  • Winter flowers
Flower colors
  • White flower
Climate
  • Mediterranean Climate
  • Subtropics Climate
  • Tropics Climate
Leaf color
  • Purple leaf
  • Red leaves
Ornamental parts
  • Ornamental leaves
  • Ornamental plant
Plant growing speed
  • Slow growing plants
Plant life-form
  • Evergreen
  • Perennial plant
  • Succulent
Plant Uses
  • Colored leaves
  • Drought tolerant plants
  • Indoor plants
  • Ornamental plants
Planting Season
  • Autumn Planting
  • Spring Planting
  • Summer planting
Plants sun exposure
  • Part shade Plants
  • Shade Plants
Watering plants
  • Small amounts of water
Hardiness zone
  • Hardiness zone 10
  • Hardiness zone 11
  • Hardiness zone 12
  • Hardiness zone 13

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