Thursday, February 2, 2012

lithops can get confused sometimes

I always thought if an adult lithops decides to change it's skin two times in one season it was getting way too much food and is now acting out. This mightn't be the only reason. Out of some kind of disbalance this fulviceps has now 3 sets of leaves, even though it grows in pure and poor pumice and didn't get fertilizer more than once over the year. I guess the glitch started when it decided to push a flower in early August last year.

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  1. I have been a few weeks without visiting your blog. What a surprise to see so many new photos! What beautiful plants you have!

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    1. Thank you very much! I'm glad you like them. This year the plants seem to grow nicely :)

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  2. Hi Rika,

    I have a Lithops karasmontana that, like your Lithops fulviceps, it have the grandfather, the father and the son. . . . but all together!

    http://www.manolithops.es/ml_01306.jpg

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    1. Hello!
      they do that sometimes :)
      I've removed the oldest leaves from mine hoping the plant will work through the rest faster.

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