Haworthiopsis tessellata is best suited to containers, but could be grown outdoors in a semi-shaded rockery or water-wise garden in arid regions that have low rainfall.

Growing succulents is not considered difficult. It is said that, if you can keep a pot of aloe alive on a windowsill, chances are you can do the same with a dish of Haworthiopsis. As with all succulent plants, the most dangerous situation for them is too much water. H. tessellata should not be allowed to sit in water under any conditions.

Haworthiopsis tessellata plants do the propagation for us. They produce many offsets which sooner or later grow into full-sized plants. One should allow the offsets to grow to a reasonable size before separating them from the parent plant. In fact, the key requirement for separating plants is to make sure that the offsets have some roots that will enable them to survive on their own after being separated.

Haworthiopsis tessellata should be watered deeply but only when the soil has dried out in the pot. Using a finger to check the moisture level has always been the most efficient technique used and is a necessity. One should make sure that the potting mix is dried out a number of centimeters before considering watering.

The other important consideration in watering is drainage; a drainage hole in the container is a must, and also make sure to provide it a fast-draining potting mix, which will let all excess water drain out of the pot after watering.

It is also important to reduce watering this plant during the hottest parts of summer, because the growth rate of these plants slows down or sometimes stops in the summer and, therefore, they do not require much water.

Medium light is all that is needed for this plant. Direct sunlight will burn its leaves. You will know the suitability of your light levels just based on the coloration of the leaves. H. tessellata will be green in low to medium light and will be brown to red in medium to bright light. Direct sunlight is just not an option.

The best location in the house for your H. tessellata plant is in a place that is well lit but not in direct sun, such as on a south-facing windowsill (north-facing windowsill in the northern hemisphere), and it will persist just fine. Alternatively, place it near an east- or west-facing window.

Just like other houseplants, this Haworthiopsis will survive in the same temperatures that we humans like to live in and normal household humidity levels are fine. However, if one has a humidifier running in the house, it is not recommend to keep H. tessellata too close to the humidifier. The more humid its environment, the more likely fungal diseases, such as root rot, will affect the plant.