Identify cactus-y plant please :)

Discussion in 'Cacti and Succulents' started by AlexandraNS, May 6, 2008.

  1. AlexandraNS

    AlexandraNS Active Member

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    I bought this baby in the end of March and I forgot what it is called. I would like to know because I would like to search and find how to water and take care of it. I have been taking care of it as a regular cactus but now I would like to know more details. Maybe it needs watering a bit more often than I am watering it now.
    So if someone can identify and give me a name it would make my day :)
    Thank you :)

    (I know the picture isn’t that super but that’s the only one I got right now)
     

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    I could be mistaken but it looks like a form of aloe.
     
  3. lorax

    lorax Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    It could also be a haworthia.
     
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    edleigh7 Well-Known Member

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    I'd go with Haworthia also...

    Ed
     
  5. constantgardener

    constantgardener Active Member 10 Years

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    it's not a cactus, they have areoles where the spines develop. Your haworthia looks like H. attenuata (H. fasciata) but haworthias hybridize so easily that's just an idea. One of the largest haworthias is H. margaritifera and it has the same shape. They are great plants; need porous soil, best in bright window but not direct summer sun.
     
  6. AlexandraNS

    AlexandraNS Active Member

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    And that is exactly what it is :) It is a Haworthia attenuata var. zebrina
    Thank you everyone :)
    May your fingers always be green :D


    Alexandra
     
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    karmahappytoes Active Member

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    Awesome plant and you will enjoy it!
     
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    thanx for the tips :D
     

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