Quite hard to turn down some of the offers ...ize89 wrote:Quite right, I have seen this myself. All the more reason to keep preserving these little heavens within the EU. The far east behaviour in my eyes is not acceptable; their buy everything they can and sell everything at ridiculous prices, is against what I believe.Terry S. wrote:ize89 - if you were to buy those particular plants at Chinese or Korean prices, the cost would run into many thousands of pounds! Add a couple of 'Makin's Plum' and you might be up to five figures. I am being a bit frivolous but there is a big distortion in the mesemb and adromischus market being created by far eastern demand.
What are your favourite Conophytum and Lithops plants?
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Re: What are your favourite Conophytum and Lithops plants?
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Re: What are your favourite Conophytum and Lithops plants?
Wow Ali Baba you have quite some collection! Jealous if I might say so myself
Very nice indeed.
Very nice indeed.
Re: What are your favourite Conophytum and Lithops plants?
I often quote my favourite succulent as Lithops gracilidelineata waldroniae. The fine lines and "brainy" appearance of the heads is a winner for me.
Regarding Conos I favour the ones with red lines down the edge. Cono turrigerum or C. luckhoffii forms are probably best but even some of the "edged" C. bilobum forms are very attractive.
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Regarding Conos I favour the ones with red lines down the edge. Cono turrigerum or C. luckhoffii forms are probably best but even some of the "edged" C. bilobum forms are very attractive.
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Re: What are your favourite Conophytum and Lithops plants?
Sorry I'm a bit late coming to this thread, but thought I would add a few pics taken recently.
Favourite Conos?....... So many to choose from.
These three are on my very long list!
Favourite Conos?....... So many to choose from.
These three are on my very long list!
Especially interested in Mesembs. small Aloes and South African miniatures and bulbs.
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Re: What are your favourite Conophytum and Lithops plants?
I love the pretty purple one Brian posterd but favourite has to be cono burgeri, sadly lost my two but I did have them for quite a few years, I'm not a good mesemb grower.
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varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
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