The Mesembs thread: from seed to flower

[sechjoh]

Christer
That's a fine photo of a fine looking plant

Thank you kindly.

[sechjoh]

Titanopsis hugo-schlechteri grown from seed since 2020-10-10.
The bud...

Titanopsis hugo-schlechteri

The flower...

Titanopsis hugo-schlechteri

[edds]

That's a great result in about 15 months! Well done!

[Aiko]

Nice compact plants. They are not easy to grow this compact.

[sechjoh]

Thank you kindly

I grow them only in artificial light and it seems to work well

[Pattock]

Thank you kindly

I grow them only in artificial light and it seems to work well

Those plants are clearly getting enough light.

How many of those strip lights do you use for what area of plants? How high above the plants are they?

[sechjoh]

Thank you kindly

I grow them only in artificial light and it seems to work well

Those plants are clearly getting enough light.

How many of those strip lights do you use for what area of plants? How high above the plants are they?

The LED-strips are placed circa 15 cm from the rim of the pot and circa cc 15 cm apart
But I use fans as well...

[sechjoh]

Titanopsis luderitzii → Titanopsis schwantesii grown from seed since 2020-10-10.
The bud...

One with black / gray topping ...

The flower begins to open ...

One with whitish topping

[iann]

What are your temperatures like for the winter growers under the lights?

[sechjoh]

During the day it fluctuates between 25 and 27 degrees Celsius. I have fans that regulate. The night goes down to about 15 degrees.

But if I may guess, the light time has an important effect ...