Haworthia/Zebra Plant child
Isaac Huang
7 years ago
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Weird haworthia attenuata (zebra cactus) growth
Comments (2)Definitely roots. Having soil troubles?...See MoreZebra haworthia root rot
Comments (4)Hi W, You sound anxious about this, pls calm down & just breathe. I don't see a problem, in an ideal world roots may be white to tan, but in real life, they often turn brown from being in the soil; it's natural & not an indicator of problems. Those roots are firm to your touch, are they not? They look OK from here, not rotting from what I can see. The time to be concerned is if the base of the plant is soft or mushy, or if the roots were dry, brittle cracking off in your hands (that would dead & could be trimmed & removed). OR the roots were soft & mushy, which would be rotting likely from overwatering. Pls plant in clay or plastic, small pot w/ drainage hole & use 1/2 C&S mix & 1/2 Perlite (equal parts). Then wait 2-3 days before watering. When you water, water the soil only, not the plant & try never to get water in the center of the plant....See MoreHelp with Haworthia/Zebra plant rot
Comments (4)Daniel 1st, it doesn't look like a zebra plant (Haworthiopsis fasciata) but rather a hybrid of aloe & gasteria, Gasteraloe. there are few. It is also visible in your last photo where stressed offshoots seems to revert to gasteria. Rot happens, most often, becuse of overwatering. That would include you mentioning of compacted soil. It is very possible that it was not draining well, and plant sat in soil that was too wet for too long. It may or may NOT be saved - really depends on how far it is rotted. It doesn't look good in the photos, but it is not easy to be sure...take off all rotted leaves asap (it will continue to spread otherwise). If there is some of the plant center left healthy, maybe it can be saved. If so, leave it unpotted for at least a day, maybe longer. It needs to dry up & callus. Out of the sunlight. Discard old soil, it isn't good anymore. Offshoots may be saved; but they seem to be rotting too? I don't know if they will grow into Gasteraloe even if they could be saved. I don't know if anything will grow from the leaves you took off. They look rotting to me. And I am not sure if gasteraloe grows from the leaves anyways. I have one (could be same or different as yours), but propagate it from offshoots only. They grow very prolifically. EDIT: I just took photo below. Here is one of the plants that was "beheaded" (because it was too big/tall!) Brown in the centre is NOT rot but powdered cinnamon I put on the cut to prevent rotting. You can see how many offsets it is growing, from the roots & also from the stem:...See Moremoss on top of haworthia zebra succulent
Comments (7)Marti, my suggestion is -- remove the moss, and remove the tiny plant from its tiny pot. That haworthia was COMMERCIALLY GROWN and PACKAGED by a commercial grower to sell to a store, to get you to buy. Now that you have, give it what it needs. It needs a suitable pot. This CAN BE terra cotta (clay), or it can be plastic. Either way, it should have drainage holes so water runs out. Then, get a small amount of soil -- preferably cactus/succulent soil and mix in either some perlite or pumice. 50/50 is actually an okay ratio. Don't water it for several days. Then, water it and let it DRY before you water it again. Haworthias do not need direct sunlight. Bright indirect light will work fine....See MoreIsaac Huang
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoZebra plant/ zebra cactus are common names for haworthia attenuata (or fasciata) and yes you can take it off if you want :) Common names can be confusing because they can be used for vastly different types of plants, as Karen illustrated above.
I have a haworthia *limifolia* (edited after Rina's good catch!!!) that had 8 pups when I repotted. I removed them all and have had varying success with the pups.
I lost most of the really tiny ones, they just didn't root on their own. I would have left them attached but some broke off when I was trying to arrange them in the new pot with the mama so I went ahead and took them all. I have 4 left, and one that only had 5 leaves has roots now and has started to grow.
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