Haworthia cooperi davidii

Haworthia cooperi 'davidii', Paynes Hill

Haworthia cooperi 'davidii'  I.Breuer

davidii: after David M. Cumming

H. cooperi 'davidii' is a cooperi species growing between H. leightonii in the East at the coast and H. cooperi var. pilifera in the West and more inland. H. cooperi 'davidii' is typical for long and very translucent leaf end areas, which shows only few, but clear reddish veins. Size of the rosette is around 3 cm. Plants remains solitairy in nature, in cultivation after some years they can slowly offsett.  

Distribution map

H. cooperi 'davidii' grows under bushes on a hill SW of East London near Chalumna River. There is only TL known for this plant. It grows together with H. reinwardtii. I. Breuer described this plant as a variety of leightonii, in my opinion it belongs to the cooperi group.

Propagation should by done via seed, because H. cooperi 'davidii' remains usually solitary. 

 Known localities:

• Paynes Hill, SW of East London (3327BA)
• 100 km E of Port Alfred (3327BA)

Haworthia cooperi 'davidii', Paynes Hill, NEW PHOTO

Haworthia cooperi 'davidii', Paynes Hill, NEW PHOTO

Haworthia cooperi 'davidii', Paynes Hill, NEW PHOTO

Haworthia cooperi 'davidii', Paynes Hill, NEW PHOTO

Locality of H. cooperi 'davidii', Paynes Hill, NEW PHOTO

Haworthia cooperi 'davidii', Paynes Hill

Haworthia cooperi 'davidii', Paynes Hill

Haworthia cooperi 'davidii', Paynes Hill

Haworthia cooperi 'davidii', Paynes Hill

Locality of H. cooperi 'davidii', Paynes Hill