Hi Iann,

Nice plants et great photos

Today, I have L. gesinae C 406 in bloom. No buttom on the L. fulviceps.

Jean-Pierre

Hi all,

I ordered the book today.

I'm hurry to see : "a simplifying new Lithops taxonomy is proposed"

Jean-Pierre

Hi all, Conos of the day, a selection :wink: https://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/515049conosdujour20170824.jpg from left to right (pots 5 x 5 cm) : - C. subterraneum TJ 62, a Terry's baby - C. ratum SH 1200, from seed : Mesa Garden # 1473.18, sown 2011/11/19 - C. roodiae subsp. corrugatum CR 1469, an...

iann wrote: Are they just younger, or do you think they are naturally smaller? My one ssp archerae is a modest double-header and it is over 10 years old. The Pulmonuncula are younger but larger.

Honestly Iann, I don't know, I'm interested in namibian Lithops since 2010.

Jean-Pierre

Extraordinary plants

Jean-Pierre

Hi Iann,

My biggest L. pseudotruncatella is the one shown above : subsp. archerae ex-C 104, about 6cm large.

My subsp. pulmonuncula are smaller.

Jean-Pierre

Hi Iann,

Every year I also lose Lithops in the same way and I do not understand why.

Jean-Pierre

Hi Iann,

I started to water when the old leaves were completely dry, depending on the species, in late July or early August.
The summer was very hot here, sometimes 35°C ...
The conos were thirsty ... me too ...

Jean-Pierre

All my "Alpinas" are a pretty normal size for L. pseudotruncatella, although smaller than some of the known big types like ssp groendrayensis and "Pulmonuncula". Maybe I pump them up with too much water, although I doubt it. 8cm pot so not huge, but definitely bigger than 1cm. I...

Hi all, Today the first Ophthalmophyllum is in bloom : https://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/490851ClimpidumSB1198ex0062bout20170819.jpg C. limpidum SB 1198 (pot 5 x 5 cm) Second flowering for C. hermarium SH 565 : https://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/165408ChermariumSH565ex0119201708191.jpg Jean-Pierre