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

Haworthia bayeri 'jadea', Paardeberg NEW PHOTO

Haworthia bayeri 'jadea' H.Hayashi

jadea: jade-green colouration

Haworthia jadea is a small form of Haworthia bayeri, with light jade-green colour leaves where normal bayerii has dark bluish grey-green colour. It is smaller with rosette up to 5-6 cm. It is flowering 3 months later then typical form of bayeri. The flower stem is less robust and more delicate then in bayeri. It grows high up on the hills only 4-5 km away from area where Haworthia picta var. janvlokii was found. Typical form of bayeri are growing in the same area to the North, West and South East. It co-occurs with Haworthiopsis scabra.

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This plant was discovered by Gerhard Marx near Kammanassie Dam, S of Dysseldorp. He was looking for the mysterious large glossy form of picta that Jan Vlok has found, which was later described by I. Breuer as picta var. janvlokii. The close proximity of these two different elements led to description of Haworthia bayeri by Hammer and Venter.

Haworthia bayeri 'jadea' hasn´t got any special requirments in cultivation and in recent years it is more common in nurseries and in collections. Propagation must be done by seed.

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