Colleen,

Awesome plants. Alworthia 'Black Gem' was very busy making soo many pups.

your Haws look so fresh. how often do you water them in summer? Thanks for sharing.

Inna

Colleen

I have to say that was really dangerous - the rock could have hurt you - really ignorant thing to do. Glad you didn't get hurt.

Your plants are all georgeous. I have same question as Inna - how do you keep Haworthias so plump? How much sun? How much water?

Rina

Nice haws.
Yeah i agree, how do you kepp them so plump?
The ohly one i am managing to keep plump is retusa.
All the rest just get desiccated in summer...

Yeah, it certainly was dangerous. Probably some jerk teen, unfortunately. Our street is pretty rural, named for a pioneer family in 1935, but it's not quiet like it used to be, with the city continuing to creep closer.

I water my Haws the same basically all year, even though many will advise against it. All but a few (some more sun-liking, non-transparent Haws and the H. truncata forms that need more light) are usually in the living room inside the house. They typically get a little morning sun and have soft indirect light and shade the rest of the day, and because temps in the house basically stay the same year-round, I haven't chosen to force dormancy on anything. I water immediately when dry, year-round. I know I water them much more than most would.

Maybe jerk teen, but not our Micro!!!
If every teen found interest in something like Micro has in cacti & succulents, they wouldn't have time or interest in throwing rocks...

On other hand, could have been some real jerk grown-up creep.

Thanks Colleen for watering tips, I probably should water mine more. It's not really shriwelled, but nothing like yours.

Rina

Oh, didn't mean any insult by the generalization. Just guessing it was probably a kid, and I did hear the creep whistle as he threw the rock. The kind of attention-grabber that really gains girls' adoration.

You guys should post your Haw pics sometime. :)

Colleen

My Haw is too sad to be posted...Rina

Don't throw it away, Rina! Keep on trying.

Lovely collection, those Ech planted w/ the rock look great!

May I pls. volunteer that your gold tipped Kalanchoe is't bracheata v. bracteata, I believe it's Orgyalis as I've had them both. I recognize that coloring, that suede-like gray/ochre, I believe Jeff likely to confirm the ID (as I'd gotten mine from him).

My remaining one looks just like your w/ a bit less pronounced edging.

That varieg. Haworthia is really neat, hadn't seen that before; thanks for the Show!

I keep them out of the sun with morning sun and bright light. and water once a week.They do fine. They are outdoors under a porch overhang.

If less people threw rocks and more people threw flowers...

Your Haws do look pretty great for this time of year. I'm like you, Colleen, I water many of my Haws lightly in the Summer although there are a few species that have rejected that idea by offing themselves. I try my best to keep those species dry if I can.

Hey Hanz,

I try to keep my Haws on the dryish side in summer too, yet I noticed one going into bloom last week, so I felt I really had to up my watering. Hope I don't lose it, it's a nice Truncata from Dr. Barad.

I'd be happy to know which species tend to reject the summer watering. If I ever were to locate the beauties myself someday.

I have a small but lovely K. orgyalis. It's just odd to me because I could swear the one orgyalis leaf I tried to root rotted out! But I suppose I must be incorrect there because indeed that gold coloring screams baby orgyalis.

I did just get a H. bolusii var bolusii and people say to never let it dry out. I would not have bought it if I had known since I am one of those who buy succulents because they mesh with my habit of neglect. This one has me a little scared for its well being. So far so good. They also say I need to water by soaking it because if I overhead water it the water might get caught in tis thick hairy rosette and cause rot.

Interesting about the H. bolusii's water intake. I know that to be one pretty plant, although I've never seen it in person. I've been hoping to see some hairy forms around here.

Can't say I've seen much growth this season, but the Haws on the deck under the overhang look pretty decent. It takes nothing for the one (assumably) retusa form to turn red.

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The H. cooperi var. cooperi struggle a little bit, but started three pups this summer, two of which the kitten disconnected from mother, but at least with roots.

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