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one year old lithops

30 noviembre, 2014 Arturo Deja un comentario

Pretty turgent and apparently smirking with satisfaction, Lithops bromfieldii C348 .

With joyful red dots, Lithops dinteri C206.

Very different size shows Lithops pseudotruncatella (alpina) C068 after one year growing together.

The last one to germinate, Lithops terricolor ‘peersi’ C131 are now the biggest of all seedlings.

Lithops hookeri subfenestrata ‘brunneoviolacea‘ C019 has been by far the most prolific and vigorous of all species sown.

First to hatch, these Lithops lesliei venteri ‘maraisii’ C153 are not the biggest after their first year.

Germinated very plentyfull, most Lithops hallii C119 died during a hot spell in midsummer in an intruiging sudden death episode. Only a few remained.

Lithops lesliei luteoviridis C020, compact and greenish/yellowish over a grey body.

Lithops julii brunnea C179 has largely grown in the shadow of a tolerated weed, Conyza bonariensis, and does seem to like it.

Also this one suffered much in summer, Lithops verruculosa C129, two of the few remaining seedlings.

Happy birthday to you all!

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Lithops and Friends

Lithops’ companions

28 noviembre, 2014 Arturo Deja un comentario

Antimima argentea (Rooivlei), first true leaves, 30 days.

Argyroderma congregatum, Vredendal; 30 days.

Oophytum nanum, Quaggaskop; 30 days.

I’m very happy about Lithops coleorum C396, Ellisras, germinating so eagerly. Growing this plant is a tribute to Naureen and Desmond Cole. 37 days old. Seeds from Mesa Garden.

Another one I’m eager to see grown up is Fenestraria rhopalophylla ssp. aurantiaca ‘Fireworth’. 38 days.

Ophthalmophyllum dinteri. Green, 43 days old eggs.

Schwantesia ruedebuschii ‘marlothii’, Aggeneys, which is supposed to have ‘stout red teeth’ does already show colour. 38 days.

Aloinopsis malherbei, Calvinia. Big, flat and dark. 56 days.

Dicrocaulon ramulosum, Riethuis. Already showing his water cells, growing along with Schwantesia. 46 days.

Closing the eleven, the first sphaeroid coming through is this Argyroderma congregatum, Vredendal. Smooth texture, milky sheen, linden coloured and a complete fissure, the first true leaves share one characteristic with the cotyledons: both sides are unequal. 50 days.

Lithops

playing in the sandbox

8 septiembre, 2014 Arturo Deja un comentario

Lithops terricolor peersii C131

Lithops julii fulleri brunnea C179

Lithops hookeri brunneoviolacea C019, Lithops otzeniana C280, Lithops lesliei C020,

Lithops julii fulleri C162A

Lithops lesliei venteri maraisii C153 and L. julii fulleri C162A

Frithia pulchra playing with Lithops bromfieldii C348 and L. lesliei C020; Olifantenzeh und Kussmund.

Lithops julii fulleri brunnea, C 179.

Lithops dinteri C206.

Lithops verruculosa C129 and L. julii fulleri C162A

Lithops aucampiae C333.

So small is small

So small is small!

12 May, 2014 Arturo Deja un comentario

There now is some evidence that a pea ∅ does not quite serve as a rule for the size of Lithops seedlings. To big in most cases and far to much volumen in comparison to the body of a junior living stone.

Here comes the common peppercorn. Nearly 5 mm and only a quarter of the volume of a pea. That will make the difference.

For obvious resaons – visibility and glamour – I cannot refrain from choosing the pink peppercorn as reference.

Lets see if it works:

L. hookeri C019 and a pink peppercornL. dinteri C206 and a pink peppercornL. hallii C119 and a pink peppercornL. fulviceps C266 and the pink peppercornL. karasmontana ‘Top Red’ and a peppercornL. pseudotruncatella C068 and a pink peppercornWhat do you think? A peppercorn fits better, doesn’t it?

At least for juvenile Lithops. L. lesliei ‘albinica’ and a pink peppercorn.

And it works for Conophytum as well. This C. violaciflorum just hatched in its first winter/rainy season.

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It’s Fiesta time for this one

4 May, 2014 Arturo 1 comentario

This little Lithops dinteri shows its best outfit for the famous Feria de Abril: lunares – the striking polka dot pattern of the flamenco dresses.

And six weeks later, still as nice. Slowly growing bigger though.
Still growing strong in september 2014.

Fourteen months old now. Preparing for it’s second moult. Will it keep its vivid colouring?

Less dots, and a complete fissure. A nearly adult Lithops.

How big is big?,Lithops

How big is big?

28 abril, 2014 Arturo 1 comentario

How big is big?

Take your time: How big is a pea? Be honest now, before you count the millimeter divisions, how big would you guess is a pea? And is a pea bigger or lesser than a one year old Lithops?

Problem solved! The average green garden pea is 9mm. I’d have given it far less than nearly 1 cm!

This little fellow – Lithops karasmontana ‘Top Red’ – is 18 month old.

And this is Lithops hookeri ssp. subfenestrata ‘brunneoviolacea’. Five month old.

Two and a half years old: Lithops pseudotruncatella ssp. groendrayensis

Both Lithops lesliei ssp. venteri ‘Maraisi’ , sown November 2013, are now five months old.

And the jewel loaded Lithops verruculosa var. verruculosae ‘Inae’ is a year and a half.

I ignore how old these four may be, as they flowered last autumn, they are adults altogether : Lithops lesliei ‘Albinica’.

These three – you spot them? – are 5 month old. Lithops pseudotruncatella ‘alpina’.

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Well then. Let’s see if a pea is a good criterion for the size of Lithops. Here we go:

You already imagine how it will look like for the tiny pseudotruncatella, don’t you?Five 6 months old Lithops pseudotruncatella ‘alpina’ C068 together are smaller than a 0,9cm pea.

These plants have germinated in full sun at 28º N latitude (which is pretty near to their S latitude procedence btw) and they have all the pigments they need for protection. What they (still) don’t have is a volumen that helps them to survive in dry and hot atmospheric conditions. Make the experiment: place a pea in the sun and watch.

You won’t have to wait long!

So, please, in summer and whenever it is hot and dry – bury your little treasures or give them shade.