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

Haworthia zantneriana, N-end of Campherspoort

Haworthia zantneriana V.Poelln.

zantneriana: in honour of Major Zantner.

H. zantneriana is offsetting, pale-green species with soft glabrous and attenuate leaves, very often with white markings on them and with white keels and margins. In nature it forms usually larger clumps, but it is always found in rock crevices higher up on the hills. It prefers South slopes, which are more shaded. Some plants can be up to 8 cm in diameter. In nature it very often grows together with H. decipens var. minor.

Distribution map

H. zantneriana type locality is at Campherspoort, this species is growing in the mountain range between Willowmore in the West and Steytlerville area in the East. Possible connection is to the H. monticola from Willowmore. Bayer in this book also described var. minor, which should be smaller, has erect leaves and is without markings. This var. was described from Miller Station. I have observed the population a little bit to the South in Swanepoelspoort, where plants have erect leaves, but all were well and very attractive marked. At the moment I will stay only with H. zantneriana.

H. zantneriana is not much widespread in collections, which is a pity, because they could be very attractive. Cultivation is easy and propagation can be done by offsetts.