Haworthia kingiana - Great Brak River

Although the plants grow amongs thick shrub, they are fairly easy to spot because of their relatively large size and bright light green color.




Haworthia kingiana can grow up to about 18 cm tall with thick and wide attenuate leaves. The photographs are from the type locality. Haworthia kingiana is localized in a rather small area that has diminished considerably in size due to urban development. Fortunately a very similar looking form has been discovered in the Glentana area.



Haworthia kingiana in habitat.


This Haworthia is easy to grow from seed in our climate in the Little Karoo, but apparently more difficult elsewhere.

Haworthia helmiae

Previously regarded as Haworthia outeniquensis (Bayer), Ingo Breuer regards these plants as the previously described Haworthia helmiae.





There is a notable difference between these plants and H outeniquensis from the Robertson Pass, which are found some 40 km to the east of this locality. H helmiae has broader leaves then H outeniquensis. One would assume that more localities of similar plants exist in the Outeniqua mountain range, and that this species probably does link with H outeniquensis and perhaps others.





The Outeniqua mountains are largely unexplored due to the fact that the main roads usually keep a considerable distance from the mountain.


Haworthia helmiae in habitat growing amongst pine needles. The pine forest is a plantation. It seems that the plants are perfectly happy with this human intervention.