How To Care For Haworthia Truncata. Haworthia plants can be propagated at repotting time using offsets from the mother plant. Allow the offsets to dry out for one or two days and plant them in a small pot with a well-draining soil mix.
The species can grow from seeds or by leaf cuttings. Cut a small portion of the leaf tips horizontally using a sharp and sterilized knife. Like many other members of the genus this is a compact slow growing species which makes few demands on the grower.
Haworthia truncata is not only one of the great oddities of the plant kingdom it is a remarkably attractive species looking more like an piece of modern art than a living plant.
It is characterized by its architectural structure typically solitary columns which form in layers though this can differ widely between varieties and even within the same species. These succulents are very tolerant of underwatering but overwatering can quickly lead to rotting. Haworthia truncata is not difficult to grow by propagation. Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.