Haworthia emelyae is perennial, evergreen, stemless succulent plant, extremely variable and slow-growing. The rosette is up to 4 inches (10 cm) in diameter. The plump, short leaves are up to 2 inches (5 cm) long, look triangular and emerge from the center of the rosette. Each leaf is bright to olive-green, crackled with veins of a contrasting shade. When subjected to drought stress or cold, the green pigments blush red. Mature plants produce upright, wiry stems of tiny, tubular white flowers in late spring or summer.