An unusual Haworthia for sure. This species has soft fleshy leaves 1/2 inch wide at the base tapering to a soft point. Leaves are about 2-3 inches long, forest green, and 3-sided with a dark purplish base. Keep on the drier side. This one can be tricky to grow.

A vegetative sport of Vriesea Mint Julep from Bullis Bromeliads. A cultivar of an old hybrid of Vr. barilletii x intermedia that is uncommon plant in collections. The leaves start out light green with deep green to brownish tessellations covering both sides of the glossy leaves. The margins of the leaves are bright white. The tesellations are pink in the white margins.

A pachycaul native to Madagascar where it attains tree-like dimensions. In cultivation it responds to pot size and will remain dwarfed if kept in smaller containers. The silvery trunk is thick and covered with heavy spines and is crowned with light green, six to ten inch leaves. Very easy to cultivate and useful in xeriscaping in frost free areas. Makes a good house plant, and often goes by the name of 'Madagascar Palm' but of course, it is not palm at all. 

Note: Pachypodiums go dormant in winter and lose their leaves. Do not be alarmed by this natural leaf drop. 

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