The Sulphureas are currently the stars of my lithops collection. Got them more than two years ago and now they've all turned two-headed. The color is pretty intense this time of the year but they do get paler with time. The four-headed one on the last pic regenerated twice this winter and is kinda smallish. In fact they've been doing some untimely things last year but hopefully all goes well for them from now on.
Ах сульфуреюшки мои любимые!!! загляденье!!!
ReplyDeleteУ меня тоже сбылась "зеленая мечта" этой весной. Мне удалось купить сразу 5-ти головый! только головушки мелкие еще, надеюсь подрастут. А Вашим желаю здоровьица!
Спасибо! :) Поздравляю с покупкой!
DeleteМне кажется они сами по себе мелкие (компенсируют многоголовьем). Растения на фото в горшках 5х5см.
Ах да размер, я помню Вы как то писали про размеры Ваших горшочков. Но я каждый раз смотря на фото воспринимаю масштаб буквально - такие же как на экране. Вот и получается что Ваши в моем представлении каждая головка как чайная ложка с горкой, при том что головушки моего сульфурейки как небольшие лесные орешки... :)
DeleteДумаю, в нормальных домашних условиях они такими и должны быть. Пусть в тогровых центрах их растят с головами по 5 см, а нам компактные как раз самое то. :)
DeleteУ меня все растения довольно маленького размера..
Полностью согласна, именно компактные и здоровые, а не надутые и раскормленные...
DeleteLithops in their new clothes sure look wonderful. No wonder we like these little plants so much. These look great Rika. Since this is there main growth period, how often are you watering, and fertilizing? Since you are growing in pure pumice, are you using a fertilizer with trace elements? Often the micronutrients (trace elements)such as boron, zinc, manganese, etc. can be found in the water, or sometimes in the dust in the air, which settles down on the plants and pots. However, some growers who don't use regular soil in their potting mixes, add micronutrients in, or with, their fertilizer. One of the reasons I use a small amount of field soil in my potting mixes is to supply micronutrients. I agree, the bromfieldii group are one of the easiest lithops species to grow.
ReplyDeleteNice to have your approval, thanks! :)
DeleteWe haven't had almost any warm days since winter yet. It's gloomy and cold all the time that's why I'm still postponing the "growth period". I think I've watered these bromfieldii only once since the leaf-change (in March probably). Since I don't have that many plants (it's a windowsill after all) I normally water depending on the looks of them - wrinkles tell me they're thirsty. I'm very sloppy with fertilizer, I must confess. I once haven't fertilized for a year even though I should do it regularely (pumice contains nothing). The fertilizer I sometimes use is the regular one for cacti (NPK 3-6-6) but I'm sure it's no good. I've recently bought valerian flower extract and will try using it as fertilizer when it arrives (as an experiment). I have very little knowledge in proper fertilizing...
Btw, I've tried mixing some soil in with pumice and it never dried. The substrate was wet for days so I've decided to use only pure pumice after all. It seems to work in my conditions.
True, bromfieldii are very grateful plants. The ones I've grown from seed weren't ever making any troubles either.
Beautiful Lithops & great photos Rika! Radioactive colours. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! The colors are really bright at the moment. At least they've regenerated. I still have a lot of others that think it's still winter. With our temperatures they're not very wrong...
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