Hi Nawamawenka I'm in Cape Town, South Africa. I don't think we have those kind of bio pots here, but I could be wrong. For lithops, plastic or clay both work...
Hi, Does anyone know what has happen to lithops.eu? I was about to order some seeds a few weeks ago, but then realized lithops.eu was gone and has not returned...
Seems to me that Lithops seed is getting quite hard to purchase now some of the usual suppliers have stopped selling. I know of Mesa Gardens, Frik du Plooy (no...
Hi, I know of two more companies with a larger selection of lithops seeds and plants: www.conos-paradise.com and www.atomic-plant.de Both are located in...
I have been trying to take photos of 1- and 2-day old seedlings: https://lithopsrescue.wordpress.com They look like globs of particles. I assume those...
Hi Nawamawnka That was very cool! I've only taken good ol fashion macro shots. Nice to see lithops up close and personal. Cheers, Xavier ... From: nawamawenka...
Hi, About one two months ago when I ordered Lithops seeds (and a few conos) from Mesa garden, I added L. viridis. To my surprise, they were not sold out. They...
I like the idea of the computer fan [;;)] Craig ... conos) from Mesa garden, ... been lingering since ... them. ... going to put them under ... instead of the...
Hi Jonas From what I recall and from my own experience, start them off like any other lithops seed. Start reducing the amount of spraying or watering you do by...
Hi Xavier, Thanks! I have tried with comptonii a few times with little success. Maybe I should save the more rare viridis seeds until I've managed to raise...
Yeah, most of the time you just need some air moment and then the 12cm computer fans are good. They are pretty cheap, and you usually have a 9V or 12V adapter...
Hi people, I'm an italian biologist interested in flowering stones. I'm so excited in having found this group dedicated to the Genus Lithops. Well as a...
Hello Gionata  Thank you for your e-mail. I am very interested with regard DNA analysis in Lithops and I know for sure Narueen and Desmond Cole are also. I...
Hi Keith, I'm very happy to help you and the Coles. In my opinion some interesting results emerge from DNA analisys, even if the the used methods (i.e. the...
Hello again Gionata  Thank you very much for the rapid reply and I am fascinated to learn that L. aucampiae is related to L. coleorum. The link between L....
... Sure, but what it is interesting is the split in the L.aucampiae, with ssp. aucampiae close to L. coleorum and ssp. euniceae close to bromfieldii and...
Juvenile forms of plantae can sometimes be used to infer phylogenetic relationship between species. This can be due to some reasons: First of all, juvenile...
Hi guys, I would like to know what do you think it is actually the best seller reffering to the purity of seeds and plants, the most reliable. I'm trying to...
Hello Gionata  Although I think it is very difficult to ever be 100% sure that Lithops produced in cultivation are pure, I have yet to question any plant...
ok thank you guys. And what do you think about Atomic-plants? It seems to have not all the spcies but a fairly good assortment of L. karasmontana, L....
Hi Gionata Try Frik du Plooy (South African) - he has a large seed list and has been selling seed for many years. Much of his original plants were directly...
