These are some of my Lithops which are mostly young seedlings. However, a quick disclaimer on
taxonomy. These little jewels interest me for their beauty
rather than for scientific or taxonomic intrigues. As a result I'm not terribly
bothered with the details of nomenclature and definitely not down to the last
sub-specific taxon. The names used here - good, bad, ugly or indifferent are
mostly just those which were given by the supplier of the seeds or plant. It's
useful to note that often seedlings of Lithops cultivars vary so much from
their parents that they can hardly be called the same cultivar. I won't make
the distinction in future and the names I use here should be read as if
prefixed with probably a descendant of.
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L. verruculosa inae
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L. hallii ‘Green Soapstone’
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L. karasmontana ‘Blood Red’
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L. karasmontana ‘Orange’
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L. julii C064
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L. julii
reticulate form C064c
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L. schwantesii C080
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L. hallii salicola reticulata C087
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L. hallii salicola reticulata grey form C087a
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L. hallii C119
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L. lesliei Kimberley form C341
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L. karasmontana 'sensu Dinter!' - Mesa #1634
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Congratulations on starting a blog! :)
ReplyDeleteYour seedlings are amazing. They are grown beautifully and are the best examples of perfect shape and color. I bet some of these will flower this year ;)
Your right about the names. They're needed sometimes to see what you have and what you'd like to have but at the end the only thing that matters is how beautiful (and healthy) they are.
Thanks :-)
ReplyDeleteYour Lithops look great, and judging from how healthy and happy they look, I trust that you know your Lithops very well and love them very much. They are very lucky Lithops! I would like to ask you, what do you use for your potting mix? Thank you. :o)
ReplyDeleteThanks. They are very much loved. My mixture is today's post. They should do well in something similar in your part of the world.
ReplyDeleteMay I ask where you bought the L. karasmontana ‘Blood Red’ and 'Orange'? All I found was an expired eBay auction for seeds :/ Thanks in advance.
ReplyDeleteThey were from Francois Hoes in Belgium. Unfortunately he isn't supplying any seeds at the moment but indicated that he might again compile a seed list at the end of the year. I have an idea the 'Orange' was derived from 'Orange Ice' which I think was one of Steven Hammer's. Mesa gardens offers 'Orange Ice' at the moment (#1625.43). My Blood Red's will flower around April next year and I'll collect seeds. I could send you some, but it will only be towards the end of next year, when they're ripe. Send me an email :-) I think it'll be another 2 years before my 'Orange' flowers :-(
DeleteI just remembered that in L.karasmontana 'sensu Dinter' from Mesa there are some really great reds & oranges - I added a pic above. You would probably find what you're looking for in a batch of those :-)
DeleteThanks for your fast answer, I'll keep an eye on Hoes and your blog.. if there's still some space on my windowsill at the end of next year I'll drop you a line ;)
DeleteMesa looks good, didn't knew them until now, but 1000 seeds are a bit overkill if you only want 2-5 plants ;)
Best regards from Germany
Max
8-0 Yes. 1000 is way too many. I think you're looking at the wrong list - they have a retail and a wholesale list. See http://www.mesagarden.com/mj2012.html The number of seeds in a packet varies. The picture above was 2 packets. :-)
DeleteOh, damnit, you're right, I looked at the wrong list x_X Thanks four your help ;)
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