Xerophyte

Description

Gasteraworthias are horticultural crosses between Gasteria and Haworthia. These bigeneric hybrids are usually diploids and have been received the status of new genus. The shapes and sizes of these plants are quite variable due to the hybrid origin and usually halfway between the two parents. Most of them have dark green spotted leaves. They are strong and easy to grow.

Flowers

The flowers of the genus Gasteria are hanging, tubular, red and yellow and are pollinated by birds, while those of the genus Haworthia are smaller, erect, oblique-limbed whitish and are often pollinated by bees.The flowers of Gasterhaworthias shows intermediate features, but unlikely to suit either pollinator.x Gasterhawortia cv. ROSAVA This is one of the nicest and adaptable cultivars characterized by short dark-green leaves spotted by contrasting raised pebbled-white dots. The leaves are thick, smooth, toothless (or with very short marginal indentation in adult specimens) . The rosettes are medium-sized and compact. It grows relatively slowly, can get quite large with time with rosettes up to 20 cm across. The Gasteria and Haworthia species used in this hybrid are unknown.