Hi All I have often asked myself the question why is L. steineckeana regarded as a species in many lists, when all the other "hybrids" are simply listed as...
I mist not so much: water is evaporated few minutes later. Is it just waste of time or such light misting is useful? Should I mist heavily (especially...
Hi Ivan The subject of misting is one of personal choice. Some people like Stephen Hammer, "swear" by it, especially after a particularly hot day. Others say...
Hi Ivan I normally only bother misting my Lithops about once a week during winter... Just to "wash their faces" and moisten them ever so slightly. This I do...
Hi Ivan, I have to agree with Andrew. Your own experence and climatic conditions do influence your plants and their treatment. I live in Wallasey in England,...
Andrew I think it is purely because it has been described as a "species" by Tischer and nobody has since "proved" what its real origin is. Kotie Retief ...
Hi Kotie So does this mean that because it doesn't have any known "parents" it is not allied to any specific genus like the other known cultivars which would...
http://cgitftp.uiggm.nsc.ru/~ib/plants/succulents.2005.04/ This server is under my control, so you can be sure that it is virus-free :) There are faucaria, new...
A bus conductor by the name of John Bates (1884-1966) grew a collection of succulents in his small greenhouse in southwest London. He became very well-known...
I guess with plants that are close to extinct in the wild, personal collections could be important for conservation reasons. Not sure how "pure-bred" many of...
ian said: "The UK has a system of national collection holders, sometimes private and sometimes nurseries, for many genus' of plants, with the intention of...
Hi there Pellies aside (got one that survived my staffie X lab playing chew-toy with it)... Perhaps it would be a decent exercise for everyone onlist to...
Hi Nerine What happens when we have a membership of over a hundred members, won't things get a bit untidy? Maybe it would be better to provide a service ...
Hi Andrew You are right... It could get too messy... But I am thinking along the lines of creating a file where people can post a list of seed capsules that...
Hi Nerine You are most welcome to do this if you feel you have the time! Maybe we should gauge the need for such a list first by how many requests we have for...
On the 17th of Feb. 2004, on a visit to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, I happened to come across three different species of the genus Lithops. It...
Andrew Now you can see why I was willing to sell my husband for that book! The old copy is actually in the Wynberg Library. We take it out from time to time,...
I was reading the new Cole book and came across something which I found quite interesting. Desmond Cole tells us he has seen a Lithops, which after being out...
Some of you may remember me from several months ago. Since my lithops were dormant through the NY winter, I had nothing to say. Now that it is Spring, here I...
Hi Chi There are a number of factors which could be causing your Lithops to expire, but first lets establish a few things: 1) I assume you did no water them...
Still seems a little early to be watering them. Have new leaves grown and the old ones completely shrivelled? No need for water in northern winters until the...
... Andrew- 1) Correct 2) A succulent mix-sand, perlite, bone meal-not too gritty 3) Probably not enough-my house has too much shade That's a good idea to...
... Ian- I did not water them through the winter. Yes, the old leaves are completely shriveled-my house is very dry because I have "forced air" heat. I did...
Hi Chi It looks to me like you might have given them to much water maybe (or watered them to soon). If they are not getting a lot of light and you give them to...
Seems like its time to wait and enjoy. Lithops should look there best at this point, with fresh new leaves all shiny and bright. They will survive on a good...
Greetings Chi Would you be able to take photos of your remaining Lithops? With the first watering, they should swell up. Did they replace their old leaf pairs...
Hi Chi The only reason I think it still might be sunburn, is the fact that the same side was affected in each plant. As far as I know, there is no fungus which...
Today my first white flowering Lithops decided to show its splendour, most likely signalling the end of the reign of yellow. The Lithops in question was L....
I have placed a copy of the most up to date Lithops species list in our Files section. Information included: a) Author and date of first publication, plus...
Hi Nerine- I recall you were very helpful in the past-thank you. Actually, it wasn't quite winter when they got rained on but that certainly was the worst...
