Isn't it pretty? New shiny leaves slowly working through the old ones? :)
I'm very happy with how my Lithops fulviceps are regenerating this year.
I'm very happy with how my Lithops fulviceps are regenerating this year.
The L. fulviceps v. lactinea are themselves quite large but they are dutifully transferring everything useful from the old leaves into new and are now showing their cute dotty faces. I find it interessting and unusual how the new leaves of these pale-bluish-white plants come out in deap orange. The color of the plants on the photos is already getting paler but at first it's like a completely different plant!
My L. fulviceps v. fulviceps 'Aurea' are all done. In fact, I was worried because they started regenerating in summer. I thought they might be finished before the winter and I will have to water them during the dark time and ruin their appearance and health by that. All worries were for nothing - they took their sweet time and fully changed only recently. Now they are ready for the water and for the spring sun.
The plant to the right is the one which photo I use as my user pic, btw. ;) It is now in its second year of two-headed-ness.
I love the new heads on Lithops. Mine are late this year. I even had an optica flower this month.
ReplyDeleteNice! I can't even bring optica to germinate. Congrats :)
DeleteJust a couple of sunny days and your lithops will grow new heads very quickly.
So cute. My little fulviceps C266 are just changing clothes for the first time - the grey and dull cotyledon is slowly replaced by an orange body with red markings and dark dots, and all in a few mm of plant surface! It is a real show and you have captured it wonderfully in your pics - as always.
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Thank you very much :) Fulvis are always so cute, doesn't matter if seedlings or adults. And first true leaves are the most exciting to watch.
DeleteAh...Lithops are so lovely in their new Spring leaves. I really like to new leaves of L. fulviceps var. lactinea. Yes, quite strange the color difference between the new leaves and the more mature ones. I'm guessing the red rubrications show up better on the older milky leaves. So...what is the story behind making L. fuviceps 'Aurea; your avatar for your blog. Is it just a favorite, or one of (the) first lithops you grew? I know you like the L. lesliei group, so why L. fulviceps 'Aurea'? There must be a story, a Lithops Story, there somewhere. :) You grow beautiful lithops Rika, a special skill.
ReplyDeleteYou are as always very kind :) Thank you. The goal is to keep lithops short and compact. Some species let themselves be persuaded, others never do (like salicola which I gave up growing)...
DeleteOh I don't think there is a special story behind the aurea on my avatar. I just find it especially pretty - from all the others it has the sharpest patterns and the brightest color. Even compared to its pot neighbor it has a much richer color (not sure the photo does it justice). If I had a greenhouse and a lot of them I'd surely be working on a selection :D
I have some aurea seedlings and some of them look promising, too... So maybe one day.... *dreaming*