Being inquisative by nature and Lithops being in vogue at present I thought I would get a VSTIA Lithops ( Very Scabby Throw It Away) and see what it looked like inside.
The thing in the middle is the new flower bud developing
just for interest
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.....this shows a bit more internal detail
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Re: just for interest
I bet Ian is cringing to see such cruelty, give some people a sharp knife & new camera, then they run amok.
Quite interesting are they little air pockets?.
Quite interesting are they little air pockets?.
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well Tina , it is interesting you should ask that. They look like air pockets but they could be enlarged cells as this plant had been recently watered or there again they could be a way of scattering the incoming light. Maybe one of the biologists could tell us
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Cor! That's fascinating! Thanks for sharing Roy!
A while back when I was trying to see if I could rescue a rotted cactus, I cut back to the green flesh as advised on here (unfortunately not enough to do anything with), and I was struck by how nice it smelled!
A while back when I was trying to see if I could rescue a rotted cactus, I cut back to the green flesh as advised on here (unfortunately not enough to do anything with), and I was struck by how nice it smelled!
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Just as it happens I went in the greenhouse tonight and one of my Lithops had collapsed ( I new it had had too much water) and the soggy mess revealed the bubble like structure
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