In the summer (November to December) Tulista pumila produces pink-white tubular flowers, on a tall thin inflorescence.

Following recent phylogenetic studies, it has been shown that these four species in fact constitute a distinct out-group, separate from other Haworthias.

[6] The natural distribution of this species is in the far south-western part of the Cape, centred on the Robertson Karoo vegetation of the Breede River Valley.

The plant requires well-drained soil, and it is one of the few Tulista species that thrives in full sun.

The plant rarely offsets, so most propagation is by seed, though leaf cuttings can also be rooted when larger leaves are used.