Karen Zimmerman has become well-known among collectors of dwarf aloe hybrids introduced through this and prior ISI listings. However, she can’t help dabbling with other genera when the opportunity presents itself. Haworthia ‘Gray Salt’ (H. truncata × H. angustifolia), introduced as ISI 2003-18, caught Karen’s eye as a potential parent in 2006 when she crossed it with H. pygmaea var. argenteo-maculosa. The result is this plant with stouter, but still erect, leaves imparted by H. angustifolia, and with ornamentation influenced by H. argenteo-maculosa. Leaves of dark green are patterned with a few irregular, light-green lines surmounted by translucent ridges bearing small pustulate white papillae. This gives the plant a salted look, inspiring the cultivar name. Tissue-cultured plants of HBG 104844, $10.
Published in the Cactus and Succulent Journal, Vol. 90 (2), Summer 2018