All you wanted to know about Haworthias, Gasterias and Astrolobas: Haworthia outeniquensis

Haworthia outeniquensis, Moerasrivier

Haworthia outeniquensis M.B.Bayer

outeniquensis: named after its locality - Outeniekweberge.

H. outeniquensis is smaller, compact plant, slowly proliferous. It has pale yellowish green color with slightly cartilaginous leaf margins. In brighter light the pellucid markings become more translucent and the opaque venation becomes reddish in color. Plants from TL at Moerasrivier are smaller than those from Herold, further to the East. Plant from Herold has been described as H. heroldia, mainly because of more robust and thicker leaves. I would rather keep them all under outenquensis under one name.

Distribution map

H. outeniquensis is known from only one area between Moerasrivier in Outeniekweberge and Herold. It grows usually in exposed situations in sandstone in dry Fynbos. At Herold they grow under exotoc pines trees. Color vary from yellowish green to darker green. Plants remains seldomly solitairy, more often forms small clusters in rock crevices or between stones. During my last visit (last 3 photos of the set) I observed, how they deal with frequent bush fires. The outer leaves burnt, but plant remains alive in the center and soon after the fire they start to grow again. The grow near to very rare T. zenigata.

H. outeniquensis in cultivation grows without any major problems. Propagation should be done by seed or offsetts.