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Haworthia hybrid
TOAD'S TOES
What has purplish-green skin, covered with whitish little bumps that look like warts all over? Toad's toes! That's why this tough, strange little plant is named that! Because that's exactly what it looks like! 2 to 3 inches, triangular shaped leaves are arranged in rosettes, forming clumps low to the ground. They grow slowly, but live for many years, and are best used crammed into corners and between rocks, or in the cracks between garden walls. Not something for impact on a landscaping scale, but if you are looking for that reptilian-amphibious, hand sized, animal motif that will fascinate children and adults alike, then this is a great plant. Excellent indoors on sunny or bright windowsills, however it will go to a deep green with white dots, losing the purplish tints. Outdoors, it will take full sun to partial shade along the southern California coastal plain. It doesn't like intense heat Sensitive to frost. Toad's Toes are fascinating in container plantings where they are brought closer to eye level. Frequently throughout the year, the viewer is bonused by slender stems of pale green flowers with tints of white and pink, hanging like tiny little lanterns from the stems. Regular garden watering with dry intervals.
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