In article <Xns936870BF9EEDFcabbageboy at 130.133.1.4>,
Rick McGreal <rick at mynock.com> wrote:
>I have a Haworthia that I rescued from a friend who was killing it....
>(Not intentionally)
>>I have had it for about 2 years now and this year it has put it 7 new
>growths from the bottom and a long new growth out the top (Like a spider
>plant would do)
>I wish I had a digital camera....This would be so much easier!
>>Is this a flower or is it just like a spider plant...
>A new shoot that should be pegged down to start a new satalite plant?
It's a flower stem. The flowers are usually tiny greenish white "lilies"
with purple stripes. Occasionally Haworthias will produce a plantlet on
the flower stem long after the flowers are gone, so leave it on the plant.
>Any help would be great...
>Links to images would be even better!
It's an interesting group of plants. easy to grow if you don't overwater,
and easy to propagate. The related genus Gasteria has a lot of nice plants
in it too. While some Gasterias get large, Haworthias generally stay small
so they're an good group of plants for people with limited space.
