Its all kicking off

[iann]

Not quite September, but the Lithops are itching to flower.

This L. dinteri jumped the gun

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L. pseudotruncatella flowered a while back and is now so full of seed it split

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Don't see L. vallis-mariae very often. Interesting species

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L. dorotheae usually flowers late, but not this year

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Not just Lithops. This Dinteranthus microspermus is getting ready too

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And Tanquana hilmarii

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Pleiospilos nelii just has to be different, and is sprouting new leaves instead

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[sucti2016]

That's awesome Ian!
*happy dance*

[Astro]

Here pseudotruncatella are still in bloom so I'm a few weeks behind you. Not many dots on that dinteri, it almost looks like a somewhat flattened meyeri (other than the flower).

Is the Tanquana a bit early or is this its usual time to flower? I just gave my seedlings the first good drink in a few months. They're looking very toasty right now, reddish brown but very sturdy.

I've found L. vallis-mariae to be nearly indestructible. I have put my seedlings through quite a few hardships while looking for a happy medium in my growing conditions (mostly involving high temperatures and lots of sun) but they've survived where many other Lithops scorched. They're getting to flowering size now, so I'll keep my eye out for flowers.

[iann]

That's my dotless L. dinteri var brevis collection. I also gave a pot of plants with just one dot. Sort of defeats the purpose of L. dinteri, but I find them interesting

L. vallis-mariae doesn't have many windows, which is perhaps why it won't scorch. Slow for me though, probably not enough sun for it.

Start of the season for Tanquana. This is the first flower of this year.

[iann]

One-spot var brevis

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