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Haworthia fasciata
ZEBRA PLANT
Another one of the succulents that is too small to have impact as a landscaping plant, but is incredibly interesting for containers and small spaces in rocks, and cracks and corners of walls. Its slender little leaves form clumps no larger than 6 to 8 inches across and 3 to 4 inches high. The beauty of the little plant is that it has bold, white, slender ridges arranged horizontally against a dark green on its leaves, resembling a zebra's striping. It thrives indoors on sunny or bright windowsills. It is easy to grow in good drainage outdoors, but needs some shade to do its best. Suitable outdoors only for Southern California coastal plain, however, as it is extremely tender to frost. When you're not already done enjoying it for its beautifully textured and colored leaves, then it surprises you by frequently sending out slender flower spikes adorned with tiny little white flowers hanging like bells from the stem. In containers and other applications, this little guy can live trouble free for many years!
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