I watered my Conophytum vanheerdi (among others) 6 days ago and it's coming along nicely.
Cracked eggshells
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Cracked eggshells
Rod Smith
Growing a mixed collection of cacti & other succulents; mainly smaller species with a current emphasis on lithops & conophytum.
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Re: Cracked eggshells
They aren't eggs.
They're peas.........
They're peas.........
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Re: Cracked eggshells
Looks like something Sigourney Weaver is ready to set on fire...!
Re: Cracked eggshells
The ones in the above posting are Conophytum smorenskaduense. This does have a very thin dry sheath, quite unlike the egg shells on C. vanheerdei. Smorenskaduense is a rather unusual species in that the heads which are visible now are the ones which flowered at Christmas when they were very tiny and hidden within last season's leaves.
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Re: Cracked eggshells
Very similar in pattern & colour but the shape is quite different.
Rod Smith
Growing a mixed collection of cacti & other succulents; mainly smaller species with a current emphasis on lithops & conophytum.
Growing a mixed collection of cacti & other succulents; mainly smaller species with a current emphasis on lithops & conophytum.
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Re: Cracked eggshells
I've just noticed that my spelling of vanheerdei is wrong. I must add a "e" to the label (or print a fresh one).
Rod Smith
Growing a mixed collection of cacti & other succulents; mainly smaller species with a current emphasis on lithops & conophytum.
Growing a mixed collection of cacti & other succulents; mainly smaller species with a current emphasis on lithops & conophytum.