If someone knows what cryptic conditions are,
or the conditions that shade-tolerant haworthias prefer, that would be an
even bigger bonus.
The reference to "cryptic denizens" means plants that are hard to see in their habitat due to pattern, color, or positioning of leaves close to the ground. Lithops are a good example of cryptic plants.
My friends who grow the shade tolerant Haworthias give them in bright to moderate shade. They grow some of them as winter growers; watering them more often in the winter than in the summer. They all get quite dry between watering when dormant, and are watered when still barely moist while active. But they are never watered frequently at any point in the year.
Hope this helps.
Dennis
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