Green Lithops

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Green Lithops

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You don't have to search for cultivars to have a green Lithops. I like the ones that are green naturally.

L. viridis. Green, obviously, and quite plain, but it is one of my favourites.
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L. lesliei "Luteoviridis" isn't quite so green, but it has nice intricate patterns.
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I thought I'd taken a photo of L. helmutii, but I can't find it. Here it is in late September last year.
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There are lots of green mutants too.

L. bromfieldii 'Sulphurea'
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L. otzeniana 'Aquamarine'. If I could have only one green cultivar it would be this one, even if it tends to brown out in summer.
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L. localis 'Speckled Gold'
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Here you can see how nice the flowers can be on L. otzeniana, one more reason to like this species.
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Here is L. coleorum, one of the newer species. Flowers are nothing special, but it has pretty colours and patterns.
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Wow! What a variety!
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The L. otzeniana looks interesting indeed.
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Otzeniana , sulphurea, and speckled gold are just stunning- :mrgreen: true green beauties
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Mine are blooming this week too!!
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Nice flowers!
I just recently killed all my lithops... :oops:
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Here's a L. helmutii right now. No sun, but very warm and humid today.
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L. geyeri is another green one, where it isn't scarred by Thrips tracks.
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L. divergens isn't very green, but it isn't very much any other colour either ...
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L. comptonii isn't very green either, but has nice two-tone flowers.
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Finally, L. werneri isn't remotely green. It usually flowers early, often in August, but this one is late this year.
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Hi, great plants.
What kind of soil mix do you use?
and how frequently do you water them?
Mine grow thin and small.
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I use my standard mix of John Innes (sandy loam), cat litter (Tesco's), and alpine grit, about 40:40:20. I water when they need it ;)

Too thin is etiolation, due to too little light, rich soil, overwatering, or possibly all three. Small could mean starvation, but more likely it is just young plants. Lithops aren't huge at any time, and they take several years to reach adult size. The heads in the photo are each about 1cma across. This is small even for a Lithops, but most species will flower at about that size.
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Here is the archetypal green cultivar L. lesliei 'Albinica'. It tends to go yellow in the sun, but is looking very green at the moment.
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Here is a much less common one, L. julii 'Peppermint Creme'. This one is always a subtle green but quite pale now at the end of the season.
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Here's L. otzeniana 'Aquamarine' with the summer sun long gone. Getting greener by the day...
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Thats a true beauty Ian !!! Btw I posted in the seed section w/ some mesemb questions, please help if you can 8-[
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