one troubled villetii

Well, all of the lithops I purchased in Japan have safely arrived in Germany. What a relief! Now I only hope they'll like the new growing conditions so that I'll see them again in a couple of months.

(I certainly don't exclude the possibility of posting new pictures in case I buy new plants here, haha)

Anyway...

This is the same plant I've been ranting about in this post. I've cut out those two sets of old lobes it had to prevent it from growing misshapen. It worked just fine, the remains have dried out like they should. Unfortunately it wasn't its only problem: while preparing it for transport I've discovered that the roots were full of mealybugs. With all the washing and cutting I'm not sure it'll survive. I really should try seeds if I want a villetii. They are so pretty!

Lithops villetii ssp. deboeri (C231)

What do they feed them?

Here comes one of the guys I recently bought. Not sure if it was such a good idea though.

I sort of wanted a villetii because I wasn't able to get my hands on those other than through seeds yet so I grabed it as soon as I saw it. Well, the fact that the old leaves are still completely firm isn't all. It appears that the new ones aren't actually new at all because there's another pair comming!

I guess by the time it's done downsizing I'll have a baby lithops I could have gotten during this time from seeds, haha.

Lithops villetii ssp. deboeri (C231)