I have these plants growing on a shaded south-facing windowsill and under cool white shoplights in my basement. They flower easily in both locations.
Using Haworthias in the Landscape
Most people I know that grow this plant family treat them strictly as indoor plants (we live in the North!). However, while surfing the web looking for information, I found this website for the Ruth Bancroft Garden where Haworthias and other succulents are treated as landscape plants. Those readers living in warmer climates may find this an unusual plant family for your outside gardens. The rest of us just have to envy your climate.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SOURCES
As with so many plant genera, if you become interested in this plant famiily, may I suggest you join the Haworthia email discussion group. You may subscribe by sending the message "subscribe haworthia [name] to mailto:listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu Be sure to respond to the confirmation request you receive to be added to the list. You'll find everyone from home hobbyists to professionals growing these wonderful plants.
You can ask about anything about this plant family from where to buy plants, seeds to recommendations for books covering the genus.
You may want to join the Haworthia Society which is based in the United Kingdom.
I hope this article is just tantalizing enough to encourage you to buy a few Haworthias for yourself. This could be the start of a wonderful new indoor garden hobby for you. One reason I enjoy these plants so much is their wide variety of forms and shapes, and the fact that even the largest plant seems content in a 3-6" pot which fits well within my personal physical limitations.
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