I love the Zebra plant. It is actually what got me into my succulent hobby! Yes, I too like to give them to others, including my grandkids. They tell me "Grandpa has a Green Thumb!" but just between me and you, it's the Zebra plant that works its magic! Thank you.
I have a 9 and half inch tall zebra hawthoria .they can get big if put in regular soil and the banding gets very white at the top on new growth.i can't understand why so many treat this as a cactus / aloe plant as long as you let the soil dry out between watering .it will do good in normal soil .in fact I used garden soil for mine and it's over 9 inches and still growing .i hope it flowers again and has more baby's
My zebra plant was my fist succulent. It's still alive and still my favorite plant. It almost died and has 4 growing off the top and sides. It looks like two huge ends growing towards eachother. If it weren't that little one, I wouldn't have understood how to care for the rest of my porcu-people. My porcupairs, porcupumpkins, porcucumbers and porcupancakes are all growing beautifully. I owe it all to the zebra plant.
Annie, I found out by accident that zebra plants can take very cold dormancy. I kept having issues with too much water inside over the winter. So after I left it outside over the summer I brought it in October and left it sunroom buy accident over the winter. The sun room is a 3 season room which gets down in the upper 30°s. Over the next summer I put it back out on the patio and to my surprise it grew double in size and flowered. It seems it needed the deep dormancy over the winter.
Yay! So glad your zebras are doing well and thank you for sharing your experience! It's true, Zebra Plants can tolerate temps in the 30s, especially if they're kept dry.
I watered mine more than people say you should and it didn't die! It actually grew really fast and really big! The white stripes have turned green so it just looks like a rigged bumpy aloe now! Edit: I use a clay pot with a drain hole just like the one she has! I only use cheap soil which is mostly peat moss, I don't bother with sand/perlite mixing. This plant is super easy to grow, I expect to see flowers this summer.
Fantastic! Watering depends so much on lots of variable conditions. One peat "con" that might actually be working in your favor is that it becomes hydrophobic when dry. So instead of absorbing water, it just flows out down the inner sides of the pot. But if if it ain't broke don't fix it, right? I can't say I've seen the stripes turn from white to green before though.
So thankful I came across this video. I have a zebra plant and I love it, I just don't understand why the tips are browning. Now I will move them to a lower light area 😊😊
I just snagged one at ALDI, for $3.99, and it's my favorite plant. I did have to repot it in a larger container because it was already bursting with roots. 🪴
I just got another order from MCG and one of these was in there. I do have several and I have an older plant that is probably 6 or 7 inches tall and has produced several pups that I divided off (hence why I have so many!) it is a fun plant 😀. Anyway, MCG has amazing customer care and I love the little booklet that comes with the plants! You guys are a class act ❤️🦋💜
@@leorising8074 it's a hit and miss. Lol. But it has grown. The roots I find they tend to root quick. So I have to figure out the watering system or if I should let it completely dry out then add water. So I'd say it's a 50/50
Gosh I love this plants it was my first gifted succulent by my grandma when i was 15 and I’m 20 now she looks flawless with a gorgeous dark purple stress color paired up with a freebie from you guys❤
i have some green haworthia in my northern window, they haven't really grown much but looks healthy and lately i planted some oxalis near it and it decided to protect the haworthia from all sunlight, how nice of it.
Good advice! I did drown a few of these little guys last fall while over watering....I have since learned now to take a sticky note and write the date of watering.....
Great plant, I’d love to know what feed and how infrequently you would suggest... I love following your succulent blog, I’m well into them as well as carnivorous plants... : )
Personally, I don't fertilize Haworthia, because they're light feeders and I like them as a slow, low-maintenance houseplant. Fresh soil when re-potting after several years seems to be sufficient. But if you really wanted to encourage growth, you could apply Quick Start (diluted with water to half strength) once a month during the growing season. In the wild, some Haworthia are winter growers, some grow in summer, depending on when they get rainfall. In cultivation, you don't often see them sticking to their native seasonal patterns. Sooo, once a month in spring is a fairly safe bet. And yay carnivorous plants!
Nice information! Thank you! So what do you do with a "baby zibra plant " that grows on a stick of flowers from this plant? You just put it into soil and it will grow it's own roots and grow?
Ooh yes, vivipary! The new offset can survive and grow for a bit right there on the bloom stalk. Once it's about an inch or more in diameter, you can cut it down and put it on the soil to grow roots.
Hi! New owner of a zebra succulent plant here, I was wondering if we should often fertilize the plant or it'll do okay without? 🙂 And if so, can we use just any fertilizer?
Congrats on the new Zebra! Haworthia aren't heavy feeders, so no fertilizing necessary, you can just re-pot in fresh soil after several years. But if you really want to fertilize, use a balanced, slow release ferilizer like Miracle Gro Quick Start. Dilute it to half strength with water, and use that to water up to once a month in summer.
Hi , I would love to know if the plant would be fine in a bathroom ontop of my sink , It looks really beautiful but im scared of harming it with steam coming from the shower , should I consider moving the plant and if so , what plant can I use on a bathroom sink?
The biggest challenge with growing plants in bathrooms tends to be the lack of sunlight. Even Haworthia need at least partial sun. It's not ideal, but some people make it work with two air plants (Tillandsia). One stays in the bathroom for a week while the other is in a sunnier spot. Each week after watering, you switch them. Not ideal growing conditions, but a solid workaround if you want to keep a plant in the bathroom. You can find air plants here: mountaincrestgardens.com/air-plants-tillandsia/
Hi, 🙋🏽... Just discovered your channel. 👍🏽 I'm a new plant mom to succulents. I have two tiny Zebras in 2" plastic pots and I have them inside 4" clay pots (ultimately to be their home) purchased at a supermarket about a month ago. They were super dry so I watered them when we got home. They still feel a little moist, so I won't water yet. My question is... top dressing looks great, but how do I know when it's time to water them? Thank you.
Welcome to Succulent Parenting!! Even for pots without top dressing, I like to feel the soil down through the drainage hole at the bottom of the pot to see if the soil is completely dry. And over time, you'll get a feel for a firm, watered succulent leaf versus one that's a little bit flexible and ready for a deep drenching. Hope that helps!
I just bought a Zebra Haworthia yesterday in a 2" pot, & no way to stick my finger in the little tiny drain holes, so I used a toothpick to check soil moisture. Worked great! Now waiting on my new pots & potting mix so I can repot it, & it's friend Haworthia cooperi. I named them Fred & Coop. LOL
Hi, there! Great video, really informative! One thing, though: I am a total noob when it comes tu plantcare and I got a zebra succulent. The thing is that the white stripes started going brownish yellow. It shows in the video how the green par of the leaves can go red or yellowish because of sunburn, but the stripes remaied white... Do you happen to know what might make the stripes go yellow/brown and how I can get them to go white again, if possible?
Great question! I've seen this yellowish, stained look to the stripes sometimes too. We're looking into it. Nothing conclusive so far, but we have ruled out fungus. We can say that we've seen them go back to producing white stripes on new growth once they're getting deep, infrequent water and bright, indirect light. So it's possibly a response to some environmental stress.
Usually, the long slender stem is the bloom stalk and the babies appear near the soil at the base of the plant. But occasionally, you get a fun instance of "vivipary" and the Haworthia produces babies on its tall bloom stalk.
are there any signs of not enough light? i have one coming and was thinking about setting it on my bedside table. there's a window but its on the other side of the room. maybe 12 feet away southeast facing
Yes, when Haworthia aren't getting enough light they open their leaves wide then down, fade to light green then white, and stretch tall in search of light so that gaps appear between their leaves. That spot might not have enough light, even for a Haworthia, but some people do move their plant back and forth between say your bedside table and a spot closer to the window, so that it's at least getting enough sun part of the time. Just keep your eye out for those signs of too little light (etiolation).
My cousin got me a Darley Sunshine and a Zebra plant and two ceramic pots to put them in but the pots don't have any holes in the bottom....not sure what to do???
3 options for ya! 1) use different containers that do have drainage holes. 2) use a diamond bit to drill holes in the pots. Or 3) use the pots as is, but water sparingly following these guidelines: mountaincrestgardens.com/faqs-help/#reamaze#0#/kb/containers/can-i-use-a-pot-or-container-without-a-drainage-hole
i recently have gotten into succulents and now have 2, this one being my second. when i bought it, it came in a clear glass container with like big coarse rocks and a 2 inch layer of finer sand at the bottem. its laid out so beautifully i dont ever want to mess with it, but i do worry that since its solid glass that water wont be able to drain out. is that something i should worry about? maybe water it even less and less amount when i do to not over saturate it?
Hi Tristen, great question! I do not recommend growing succulents in non-draining containers, especially for beginners. It makes watering trickier and increases the chance of rot. The common thinking of putting rocks in the bottom is, unfortunately, misguided. It actually raises the pot's "water table" and means the roots stay soggy for longer. If you're looking to have your Zebra Plant for a while, I'd re-pot in a well-draining pot with gritty soil. If you choose to keep it in glass, here are a couple care tips: mountaincrestgardens.com/faqs-help/#reamaze#0#/kb/containers/can-i-use-a-pot-or-container-without-a-drainage-hole
I watched a video about 2 different zebras. Faciata and Attenuata. I am confused because she said something about one had lines on the inside and outside and the other didn't but all of mine have some sort of marking on both side and they look different from each other.
A very good point! I'd start by saying that there is a TON of diversity within the genus and within species, because they hybridize so easily. Absolutely correct, a good way to differentiate between the two is that fasciata has fibers in its leaves and attenuata has tubercles on the inner leaf surface. In practice, though, we do find plenty of H. fasciata that are starting to get bumps on the inner surface. So the next step for you is to snap a leaf in half and see if it has pale, stringy fibers. See photo at the bottom of this page: indoor-plants.net/haworthiopsis-haworthia-attenuata/
I have zebra plant in small pot kept indoor, now it is growing , I do not want it to grow to high as do not want to change pot, what should I do and how should I cut it
I just bought my first ever plant, zebra succulent, and I found out the soil had some soil mites, and I'm not sure if the plant roots are dead or not (they're light brown). I googled how to get rid of the mites and I was told to use soapy water and so I did. I'm afraid the plant will die and I won't be able to take care of it. Any ideas how I can save this?
Light brown is a very good sign! At this point, you can re-plant in fresh soil. Something like Bonsai Jack gritty mix is pre-sterilized and dries fast enough to prevent most pests and diseases. I would still wait at least 4 days after transplanting to water, then resume a standard drench and dry watering cycle. Good luck!
Hey! I love all your helpful tips! I got a zebra succulent a while back (3months ago) and it’s has 4new little chicks, but the main stock is turning more of a yellowish color then green, and super delicate and not strong and sturdy like the bottoms. Any ideas? I had thought maybe to much sun or not enough water.
It's hard to say without seeing the plant, but if you tell me more about its conditions, I can make a better diagnosis. 1) Growing conditions (full sun, part sun, filtered sun, indoors, outdoors, etc.) 2) Soil used for planting 3) How much and how often do you water? 4) Does the container have a hole for drainage? Annie
Once a succulent's roots have begun to rot, it's extremely tough to save it. You can unpot it, remove any dark, squishy, slimy tissue, and leave it unpotted for several days for the cuts to dry and callus, but it doesn't always recover. The best strategy for root-rot is prevention. This means using gritty, well-draining soil and a pot with a drainage hole. And only watering when the soil is completely dry and the plant shows signs of thirst.
Hello I'd like some advice. I've had mine for about 2 yrs and it's grown a lot so I think its time for repotting it.. I never actually repotted it when I first bought it though and am now realizing it was only potted in moss so now im not really sure how to repot it or if it would be the same as if it were grown in dirt? Any help/suggestions would be great!
Better late than never! Try to remove as much moss as possible. It should be even happier in a gritty, well-draining cactus & succulent soil. Use a pot with a drainage hole that's deep enough to accommodate the roots. Snug is fine, spiraling roots are not. Wait at least 3 days after re-potting to water, so any broken roots can dry and callus. Good luck to ya!
I generally go for at least 4" deep, but mature Haworthia can grow even deeper roots. The next time you re-pot, check how long the roots would be fully stretched out and try to find a container deep enough to accommodate them.
my partner just got me a lil zebra succy, ive only had it for like a week and its just started growing that bloom, its growing so fast!!! its already prolly about 4 inches and just shot up a couple days ago. does that mean im giving it proper care?
It's hard to say without seeing the plant or knowing its growing conditions. If it's mushy leaves falling off, it's often a case of too frequent watering or poor drainage. Very occasionally, someone will underwater a Haworthia, in which case the leaves turn dry, light brown, and brittle.
I had two of these sitting right next to each other on my porch but I just noticed that one of them had completely shriveled up inwards into black spiraled coils & what looks like ash or soot. I don’t see any hope for him :(. My first guess is that he burned to death from too much sun but his next door neighbor is looking great! The burning must have happened within 24 hrs too, feels like only overnight. I swore I just checked them all yesterday! Also the survivor has glitter all over him from his previous home at Aldis. Lol could that be some kind of glaze they add to them that protects them?? This dead man was a big shocker to me today lol
Oh I'm so sorry to hear that! It's hard to say what killed it without seeing a photo, but definitely could be sunburn, drought, or rot. As for the glitter, a lot of stores will paint succulents, so that would be my guess. It can block some sun from getting to the leaves, but it's not necessarily a death sentence and the plant can grow out of it with time. If sunburn killed the first one, it could have been the glitter that saved its neighbor! But that's just a wild guess.
Oof lot of bad actor sellers out there. You can unpot them to help them dry. But if they don't recover, we sell healthy Zebra Plants and have over 60,000 five star reviews to show for it: mountaincrestgardens.com/haworthia-fasciata-zebra-plant/
I am learning a lot w your videos. I hope I am not improper but have you seen 90 day fiancee? Last season 2022, one of the participants looks like you.
I would aim for around 33% organic matter. Just be aware that between indoor growing and Florida humidity, you'll need to be really infrequent with watering; only water when the leaves lose their turgidity. Good luck!
Zebra Plants can come inside if you get temperatures below freezing in the winter. They grow well on window sills and need little to no water in winter. Only water if the soil is completely dry and the leaves feel flexible.
i also totally forget about it and i rarely water it but today i found its roots are black and look like dead. i don't know if they are rotten. it is still pretty green but i found its leaves a bit soft so i decided to change the soil and that's what i found. can u help me please i don't want to lose it. the soil has perlite in it and the pot has holes at the bottom and i keep it on the balcony where the sun doesn't hit at all, there is just day light.
Tough one to diagnose without seeing the plant, because it could be over-watering or under-watering. If the roots are black and mushy, that's rot. You would to need remove all rotten bits, let the plant dry for a couple days, then re-plant in grittier soil and water less frequently. BUT based on what you're saying, the plant is already in gritty soil, it rarely gets water, it's got good outdoor airflow, and the leaves are feeling flexible, which sounds like a healthy plant that's ready for a deep drenching of water (enough to run out the drainage hole).
My plant's leaves started falling off from the middle :( And soon every leaf will come off... The ones that came out from the middle look healthy, so will the leaves grow into a new plant if I try to pot them?
Oh no! Leaves falling out of the middle tends to be a sign of rot. And sadly, Haworthia are not dependable growers from leaf propagation. Every once in a while a leaf will do it, but it's not the norm. If there are any offsets though, you could pull those off to re-root. Good luck!
@@annieschreck7938 Oh I see :( Sadly there aren't any offsets. I guess this will be a little lesson for me 😄 I'll try to be more careful next time! Thank you do much for replying :) Great video btw 💕
please help , I bought a zebra and how can I make it have babies , ? plus the leaves are so close together , not open like yours , why is that ? thank you
Tight, closed in leaves are a response to lots of direct sun. These resilient plants totally survive that kind of stress for a while, but it may not be happy and healthy enough to also produce new offsets. Try a little less sun and a DEEP drenching when the soil is dry and the leaves start to feel flexible.
@@stitISH Oh! They do need a bit of sunlight. Hard to say without seeing the plant and knowing your water, soil, and pot conditions. If you bought it from us, feel free to email a photo to customer service at info@mountaincrestgardens.com for help.
