All you wanted to know about Haworthias, Gasterias and Astrolobas: Haworthia cooperi 'harryi'

Haworthia cooperi 'harryi', W. Uniondale

Haworthia cooperi 'harryi' Hayashi

harryi: in honour of Harry Mays

H. cooperi 'harryi' belongs to cooperi group. It has larger rosette about 10-12cm, with numerous, usually toothed leaves. It remains mainly solitairy, with slowly offsetting in time. M.Hayashi and I. Breuer described this new element as intermediate form of cooperi var. gordoniana and decipiens. From type gordoniana plants it differs mainly by size and shape of the rosette and leaves.

Distribution map

H. cooperi 'harryi' occurs at cooperi Western distribution area limits around Uniondale. From here to North towards Willowmore starts to grow typical decipiens (on flat areas) and var. cyanea (on hill slopes). To the West towards Oudtshoorn grows some intermediate forms of cooperi/mucronata/arachnoidea. Tot the South of Uniondale - at Uniondale Poort and further SE grows smaller, more typical forms of var. gordoniana (or 'ioandra' sensu Breuer & Hayashi). Bayer makes it 'more easy' calling everything from this general area simply gordoniana. For me there are several different elements comparing them to typical gordoniana plants from Zuurbron, TL.

H. cooperi 'harryi' doesn´t have any special requirments and growing is same as cooperi group. Propagation should be done by seed.

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