Quick question... I tried to find information about whether to water or not after repotting a lithops but could not seem to find anything. My golden rule is...
Hello Claus  Personally I do not water re-potted Lithops immediately. In fact, if you are living in the Northern Hemisphere, I suspect your Lithops will...
Thanks Keith I live in Sothe AFrica - home to most lithops so I will monitor over the next couple of days and get them onto the same watering cycle as the rest...
Where abouts in SA are you Claus? I was there just last November, in part to visit the L. viridis location. I think there are photos of my encounter in the...
Hi again Keith I live in Cape Town - literally on the slopes of Table Mountain. It is possible to from Lithops outside but only during summer as the winter...
I don't water after repotting. Every now and then one would die, presumably from some minor damage which then rotted, so I leave them dry for at least a week...
Hello Claus  You live in probably the most picture postcard lovely town in the world, and I am becoming more tempted to leave the northern winters every...
Hi For me it depends on how I treated the plants I am to repot: If I take them out and repot them immediately, I'll not water them for at least a week, but...
Hi Keith I've heard from various people that they could not re-find L werneri, some suggested that it has been so overcollected that no wild plants exsists...
Hi Xavier sent me some great habitat photos he has taken on some of his field trips. He kindly gave me permission to share them with you all. I have made the...
Hello Christiaan  I will let you know what I find (or do not) when next I search for L. werneri in June.  So you live in Upington. That is one place I have...
Hi Keith I guess some localities (which were not known about, in any case) could be lost due to vineyards and other farming practices, but most of these...
. ... From: Andrew van Ginkel To: Lithops-SA@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 4:53 AM Subject: [Lithops-SA] Some habitat shots Hi Xavier sent...
Hi guys Welcome to the group Claus, all the best with your lithops endeavors! I just wanted to add, I've been to the area where werneri is supposed to be, and...
Hi Christiaan, I bet the wine tasting is one of your favourites out there ;D Here in Cape Town, it's a must at least once a year! I'm sad to hear about...
My pleasure Keith! ... From: KEITH GREEN <k.green97@...> To: Lithops-SA@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 5:06 pm Subject: Re: [Lithops-SA] Some...
Looks like Upington is in the running for hottest place on Earth! The current record is 57.7C. Death Valley regularly tops 50C but rarely reaches 55C. The...
Thanks to everyone for the input on watering after repotting - I am waiting a while and monitoring the look of the lithops and will probably start watering in...
Don't panic if your Lithops get a bit wrinkly: http://www.bcss.org.uk/forum/read.php?1,121926 And of course this is nothing compared to what they happily...
Hello again Claus  I have taken the liberty of attaching a non lithops photo to remind you of snow. My wife and son younger son are featured also. Perhaps...
Hi Ian Wow, I'm glad Cape Town has it so easy compared to places like that. We seldom have temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius here. I'm not saying the theory...
I have been looking through my copy of COLE 2005 (again)recently and have come accross the entry on p. 57 that relates to a possible hybrid colony to the east...
Hi Keith, Where a plant is known to be a hybrid between two others, there are several ways of dealing with it. It can simply be known by its parents, for...
Thanks for your lines Ian. Â As you mention, I think the important factor with any hybrid colony is that is remains stable and does not revert to either of...
Hi Keith and Ian Would be interesting to find out why the Coles did not get a few plants from the colony, or wether anyone else has examples growing in ...
The first flowering lithops is a reality in my collection - it may not be a big deal for all the long time lithops growers here but for me it is a milestone -...
L. salicola. Maybe others will offer a different name, there are three or four species that can appear very similar. Not to complain because every Lithops...
The Coles haven't, or hadn't at the time, visited the possible hybrid population. I don't think they even had an accurate location. Just a single plant which...
