Endemic to South Africa's southern cape and named in honor of Haworthia researcher Bruce Bayer, this is one of the most popular retuse-leaved species. The clear "windows" are marked with distinct lines or reticulated patterns. As with most Haworthias, this species is variable in color with degrees of reticulations and leaf color ranging from dark green to pinkish red.

Definitely an unusual species, with few but thickly succulent leaves in a compact rosette. A neat 'windowed' species with a background color of dark green, tinted reddish, turning darker red in bright light and the leaf surface is patterned with gold tessellations. Flaring white and greenish-brown striped flowers appear on a tall arching scape that can reach over three feet! In nature, this species often grows under shrubs, sending it's inflorescence up through the foliage into the view of pollinators.