A few September flowers

Post by **iann** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:35 am

I just noticed that Tee Dee is offering "Red Form" also. Both their plants and yours look like a normal spread of L. lesliei forms to me. There is no consistency of appearance that would suggest any selection or breeding for a particular character. Some are dull brown, some are red brown, some have open windows, some intricate lines, and a few more spotty than lined. Just standard L. lesliei. I suspect someone somewhere is just trying to push more plants by making up a name for something that doesn't merit one.

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 5:28 pm

Ya, for some reason TeeDee has started listing all the same plants we've been listing

I guess the best form of flattery is mimickery...
They get them from that same nursery, so they are the same plants.

Post by **iann** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 10:18 pm

Not all Lithops lesliei have the described tan body and reddish window. Some are grey and many have very dark or distinctly green windows. If you exclude those types then you could call all the rest "Red Form"

After all, there is a longstanding "Grey Form" which is not particularly distinctive and not considered worthy of a variety name.

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 5:54 am

ugh...

Thanks for the info.

Post by **Lindsey** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:49 am

I've just noticed a Ceropegia flower hiding among all the Astro and Turbi flowers. It's not C.radicans x stapeliiformis (= 'Spartan'): that can be seen in flower on http://northants.bcss.org.uk/nl163/nl163zone2.htm
That twisted corolla is distinctive, I've seen a photo somewhere, I'll do some research and report back. **
[size=large]And look, folks, there's a Ceropegia forum!!![/size]

http://www.carookee.com/forum/ceropegia-forum
Might be a good place to hang around.

** Possibly C.ballyana??
http://www.ceropegia.minks-lang.de/cero ... yana1.html
A Kenyan species, not one I would grow here.

Post by **Lindsey** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:56 am

And here's a young Fred's Redhead, it has one red and two brown siblings, one of which is flowering now.
[attachment 14325 fred.jpg]

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 4:55 pm

Hi Lindsey,
Thanks for the info. I'll have to look more closely at the stems and leaves, as they both look similar.

Funny you mention the Ceropegia forum, i found that when researching that plant! Thats where i got the suggestion of it being 'Spartan'.

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