Lithops ID please

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JohnE
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Re: Lithops ID please

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Such a lot of variation in the one batch of seedlings and just labelled as Lithops. Are you sure they aren't someone's batch of self-set hybrids?

I'm not being negative about such plants (I know there are purists who scorn 'impure' lineage), I grow them myself, but - if they are likely to be hybrids - please don't try to put species names on them.
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The one right in the middle of the repotted photo (not in the original photo?) is classic var mennellii. The others I still can't confidently put a single name to all of them.
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JohnE wrote: ↑Mon Nov 19, 2018 10:39 am Such a lot of variation in the one batch of seedlings and just labelled as Lithops. Are you sure they aren't someone's batch of self-set hybrids?

I'm not being negative about such plants (I know there are purists who scorn 'impure' lineage), I grow them myself, but - if they are likely to be hybrids - please don't try to put species names on them.
I got them in local nursery, labelled as flown from Holland. I am unsure about the purity if these seedlings nevertheless, i love them! 😍
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iann wrote: ↑Mon Nov 19, 2018 12:02 pm The one right in the middle of the repotted photo (not in the original photo?) is classic var mennellii. The others I still can't confidently put a single name to all of them.
Very good observation! Apparently the whitish blob in the first picture, reveals that beauty. I was surprised myself. I thought it was a rotten Lithops. 😬 and added colour into that bunch.
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The photo after you have repotted them seems to show a mixture of Lithops hybrids, hard to give them any name for sure. Just enjoy their different colours and look forward to their flowers in the future.
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mary44 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 19, 2018 4:50 pm The photo after you have repotted them seems to show a mixture of Lithops hybrids, hard to give them any name for sure. Just enjoy their different colours and look forward to their flowers in the future.
Yes will do that. I am concerned of their ages though. Can they be treated like adults in terms of watering or should i coddle them like seedlings under 1 year old?
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Treat them like adults. One of them doesn't quite have a full-width fissure, but they're plenty big enough not to need coddling.
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