Haworthia deltoidea

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Apicra deltoidea, Baker (Aide deltoidea. Hook.). Sts. somewhat clustered, 6 in. or more high, about 2¼ in. diam., including Lvs.: Lvs. distinctly 5-ranked, ovate, sub-acute, somewhat concave and low-keeled, 1 x 1¼ - 1½ in., green, glossy, the margin and keel serrulate: infl. 1 ft. high, simple; fls. nearly sessile, yellow-green, about ⅜ in. long, the rather large spreading white segm.-tips at first rosy. Cape. B.M. 6071.—Varies in a form with more turgid Lvs. less obviously 5-ranked, var. turgida, Berger (A. turgida, Baker), and a smaller form with evidently 5-ranked sometimes bluish Lvs., var. intermedia, Borger. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.