International Succulent Introductions

Haworthia truncata Schoen

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ISI 2004-28. Haworthia truncata Schoen

This species is a favorite example of the window-leaf strategy found in many haworthias, mesembs and peperomias, whereby the translucent leaf tips allow light into the interior chlorophyll-bearing layers where it may be captured for photosynthesis while avoiding water loss. Though common in cultivation, H. truncata still inspires awe and admiration with its unnatural-looking, truncate leaf tips. HBG 90225, from controlled pollination of plants collected Oct 8, 1998, by Dunne & Parisi (# 98—09), at Dysseldorp, W Cape, S Africa. $8.50.