If you click the "Frithia" tag at the bottom of this post you can actually see these Frithia humilis seedlings grow from seed. Unbelievable but they are now over 2 years old and I still have all nine of them. They grow closely together so that one might think it's all one plant. Frithias never flower at my place but I do hope these kids will once they are more mature. For now I will just find my joy in their cat paw leaves.
You might notice that one of them has the tentacles of their mother plant :) Too cute!
(The color depends on whether they've been watered lately. They get really flat and compact between waterings.)
You might notice that one of them has the tentacles of their mother plant :) Too cute!
(The color depends on whether they've been watered lately. They get really flat and compact between waterings.)
Absolutely wonderful looking plants. You couldn't tell these weren't grown in a greenhouse. Very impressive for windowsill grown. Are you planning to keep them together in a single pot (they look great right now) or eventually divided them? What size pot are they in now? I really like the interesting shapes and textures of the leaf tips of Frithia humilis. Very, very nice Rika.
ReplyDeleteThank you Bob, it means a lot coming from you :)
DeleteI'm keeping them like this for now, I like it too. But I was also thinking of planting them in square pots in groups of three. If I had more room I'd give a couple of them their own pots. My planting arrangements are all the matter of room saving primarily XD
I'd estimate the pot size at 6 cm. True, the leaf tips are quite different, more or less textured, round, heart-shaped, tentacles, considering that they all have the same mother plant (I bought it with a seed capsule). If you check my older frithia-taged entries you'll see that their mother was heavily tentacled. Only one of the seedlings is showing this feature. If it's not environmental (i assume if it was more of them would have it) I'd like to cultivate it. But they'll need to flower first :) Which is unlikely :)
Very nice looking plants. I have never raised Frithia humilis from seed but have a plant which is flowering now. I have posted some pictures on SUCCULENT SUNDAE.
ReplyDeleteYour flowering Frithia looks amazing! Congratulations! :)
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