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Haworthia fasciata - Variegated Zebra Plant

  Zebra Cactus or Haworthia fasciata is a succulent plant Native to South Africa and introduced plant to Sri Lanka as a ornamental  foliage plant.  It has white dots on the edge of leaves and white horizontal strips out side of the leaves like on Zebras. Fleshy leaves  packed densely in circular arrangement. Bloom small pale yellow-white flowers on a long stem and leaves are poisonous if eaten.
It is rarely found on Sri Lanka home gardens because these plants grow on high altitudes that need cool weather condition.

Haworthia fasciata - Variegated Zebra plant
Haworthia fasciata - Variegated Zebra Foliage

Common Classification
Common NamesVariegated Zebra, Haworthia Zebra, Zebra Cactus
Scientific NameHaworthia fasciata
Sinhalese NameHaworthia
Scientific Classification
FamilyXanthorrhoeaceae
GenusHaworthia
SpeciesH.fasciata
SynonymAloe fasciata, Catevala fasciata
Ecology
CategoryOrnamental
Growth HabitSmall -Shrub Status - NativeIntroduced
DurationPerennial Status (Controlling)Cultivate
Propriety
Culinary / Edible NoOther usen/a
Use as HerbNoPoisoned / ToxinYes
Identification
Haworthia fasciata - Variegated Zebra flower
Flowers Haworthia fasciata - Variegated Zebra
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