ISI 2021-21. Haworthia ‘Rainier Spring’ R. Wong

This Haworthia hybrid was created and named by master hybridizer Renny Wong when she lived in the Seattle area. Hence, the name refers to nearby Mount Rainier, which was named in 1792 by explorer Captain George Vancouver after his friend, Rear Admiral Peter Rainier. Spring on Mount Rainier probably comes late at that latitude and altitude but undoubtedly is verdant green given the wet climate. Calendar Spring probably finds most of the mountain still shrouded in snow. Therefore, the spring component of the name either applies to the rich green of this hybrid or to the prominent tubercles, which on close inspection may look like a range of snow-capped mountains. In fact, viewing the surface of the leaves under magnification reveals a fantastic scene like a Google Earth view of Middle Earth from Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings with deep forest green expanses punctuated by low “hills” (teeth) of the same color. Other teeth emerge from paler green patches and the taller of these are “snow-capped” (white tipped). We offer rooted plants from tissue culture of HBG 122884. $15.