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Saturday, December 18, 2010

Lithops Update (10 Months)

Although they grow slowly, I've really enjoyed watching my Lithops develop from seed. It's been about ten months since I sowed the seeds and the first little sprouts started to pop up. You can see just how tiny they were nine days after sowing here. Although there were a few set-back along the way I've manged to keep 15 happy and alive. They haven't gone through a dormancy cycle or flowered yet. They are however starting to differentiate into different colours.


Does anyone think these look too crowded? I was wondering if I should repot or or wait a bit longer. I was also wondering if these Anthurium seeds might be fertile. I've never had any develop this far before. I think my current fluorescent lights are a bit too heavy on the red spectrum because many of my plants have started to flower.

11 comments:

  1. Fertile, yes, if they're developing, but don't do anything with them until they've been orange for a while and are beginning to shrivel a little. I don't know that you have to wait that long, but that's how long I waited with mine, and they all sprouted, so I know that that at least works.

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  2. I've had some lithops seeds for about 5 years that someone gave me. I've been meaning to sow them and see if they'd germinate. I'm pretty much in total agreement with Mr. S on how to treat them.

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  3. @mr_subjunctive, I'll make sure to wait. Not sure if I'll try sprouting them. I really don't have the room but probably will anyways.

    @MRBROWNTHUMB, You should plant them! Slow but worth it. Still waiting for the first flower though.

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  4. They are so cute! Nice lime-y color too! Congrats. It seems too early to try and thin them out...I would wait a little longer (or never)....although at this rate...maybe a few more years! LOLOL. Just my opinion...

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  5. I live in fear of my Lithops. So touchy. But I've kept a bunch of them alive for about a year now which is more than I can say when I lived back east.

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  6. they look great! :) i think you can leave them in this pot for now and transplant them when they get their next leaves/in the spring, maybe?
    thanks for the pic~

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  7. @Julie, I'm up for waiting. Haven't found the perfects pots yet anyways!

    @Kaveh, I've never had too much trouble. They just seem to stop growing every few months.

    @Rika, Spring sounds good. I hope I get some flowers next year...

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  8. They have come along nicely! I bet you are glade you are not in London this winter :-)

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  9. @Dan, That's for sure! The winter in south-western Ontario is brutal this year.

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  10. did your conophytums not make it? I recently sowed a bunch of lithops and conophytums - they are a real test of patience aren't they?
    would love an update on them soon!

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  11. Unfortunately I had far less Conophytum sprout to begin with and for some reason I ended up loosing the few that did. :( The Lithops were a little battered in my recent move but they all seem to have survived. I'll be sure to update soon!

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