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Lithops in flower

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My very first Lithops in flower, ever. :grin:
Lithops dinteri subsp. frederici C180
Lithops dinteri subsp. frederici C180
Lithops schwantesii subsp.schwantesii var. marthae C249
Lithops schwantesii subsp.schwantesii var. marthae C249
Lithops schwantesii subsp.schwantesii var. marthae C249
Lithops schwantesii subsp.schwantesii var. marthae C249
Lithops schwantesii subsp.schwantesii var. schwantesii 'Triebneri' C143B
Lithops schwantesii subsp.schwantesii var. schwantesii 'Triebneri' C143B
Lithops schwantesii subsp.schwantesii var. schwantesii 'Triebneri' C143B
Lithops schwantesii subsp.schwantesii var. schwantesii 'Triebneri' C143B
Lithops schwantesii subsp.schwantesii var. urikosensis 'Kunjasensis' C248
Lithops schwantesii subsp.schwantesii var. urikosensis 'Kunjasensis' C248
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Lovely flowers Ivan, it's always exciting when any plant flowers for the first time. They are obviously happy with your care!
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Absolutely GORGEOUS :-) thanks so much for sharing their beauty Ivan and congratulations on your first Lithops flowers :-)
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Nice. Is that really ssp frederici? The colour, shape, and pattern is a lot like ssp dinteri.
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Well done, Ivan. Very nice.
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iann wrote:Nice. Is that really ssp frederici? The colour, shape, and pattern is a lot like ssp dinteri.
It could be, Ian. I got it as labelled L. dinteri C180 and all searches I did showed C180 as ssp frederici.How can it be verified? I would like to get it labelled correctly.
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This one has a wonderful vanilla fragrance.
Lithops karasmontana C168
Lithops karasmontana C168
Lithops karasmontana C285
Lithops karasmontana C285
Lithops verruculosa C230C
Lithops verruculosa C230C
Lithops verruculosa C230C
Lithops verruculosa C230C
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Lithops hookeri var. elephina C093.jpg
Lithops hookeri var. elephina C093.jpg
Lithops karasmontana subsp. eberlanzii C208
Lithops karasmontana subsp. eberlanzii C208
Lithops verruculosa var. glabra C160
Lithops verruculosa var. glabra C160
Lithops salicola C037
Lithops salicola C037
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What does the L. salicola smell like?
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We had a very dense fog this morning. Kind of like that other London that you know. :wink: So I had to wait till just before it burned off and the flower was at the funnel stage to get the best scent. Once it opens wide I imagine the wind takes most of the scent away. I would say it is a slightly different vanilla fragrance than the 'Mickbergensis'. More subtle with a hint of freesia. A very pleasant smell.

I have noticed that there is only a small window of opportunity of about 3 hrs when most if not all lithops flower for me here. It happens each day around 3 pm to 6 pm. And they are open much wider with plenty of warm sunshine. It makes for some very interesting pollination.
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