Lithops 'Timperley Cream' :)

Post by **iann** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:46 pm

Not exactly the 'Rose of Texas' I was looking for, but even regular L. verruculosa has interesting flowers. quite small though.
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Post by **iann** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:48 pm

I'm hoping the little grey ones will have pinker flowers. Failing that, its back to the drawing board.
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Post by **iann** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:50 pm

Lots of Lithops competing for attention. Even L. optica has buds (and an Argyroderma too!), a very early start to the season. Fingers crossed some sun over the next few days will keep things moving.
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Post by **BrianMc** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:16 pm

Have I started something?
Looking good though! I assume you will be cross pollinating these little beauties. It might be that they are all sharing a secret......

....yes, that ellusive red flower could be hiding in each one of them as a recessive gene!

BTW nice collection too!

Post by **Lindsey** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:09 pm

Woohoo Ian

great to see your Lithopsery!

Could call 'em Timperley Cream or Yellow Rose of Texas, but don't tell Old King Cole anyway

Post by **puffermac** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:17 pm

Brings a glow to my heart seeing a bench put to such a good use. Forcasters say the weekend might see the return of some sun:ban:

Post by **iann** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:21 pm

I built that bench just for Lithops although they don't quite all fit on it

Other plants are allowed on the lower tier.

Post by **BrianMc** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:01 pm

puffermac Wrote:
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> Brings a glow to my heart seeing a bench put to
> such a good use.

maybe a good use of bench space, but as much as I love Lithops, I can't help but feel it's a waste of greenhouse! All that space above and below going to waste. A bit 2 dimensional....The same area of plants would fit more reasonably into a large cold frame.

Perhaps we really need someone to discover a Lithops tree or shrub that we can grow alongside them to justify their position with all that head room.

Post by **iann** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:37 pm

The cold frame is already full, Brian

Post by **lenbell** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:54 am

Lovely plants, Ian, but to someone like me (who needs all the clues he can get) there seems to be a frightening lack of labels. Do you have a secret code on the pots?

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