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mdesmondez 11-24-2015 07:40 AM

My lithops!!
 
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I just wanted to share my new lithop garden i put together.

tarev 11-24-2015 05:20 PM

That is a really pretty set-up. But you know the water requirement & light requirement of a Crassula ovata 'Gollum' and not sure if that is an echeveria or sedum is rather different than the Lithops.

Be very careful with your watering. Otherwise it looks good.:)

estación seca 11-24-2015 09:46 PM

Aside from the Lithops species I see what could be Frithia pulchra in the upper right, a Faucaria sp in the lower left, and what seems to be an Anacampseros in the upper left. All these are high-light plants; Anacampseros are good in blazing Arizona sun all day long. I hope you have a very bright light setup, because window sun won't be enough through a Wisconsin winter. Also, they are summer-rainfall plants, so they won't need much at all this winter.

Paul 11-25-2015 09:30 AM

Unfortunately, the Lithops are not summer waterers. This could present a big problem water-wise. Hope this planting does work out for you, though. It's very cute. :)

estación seca 11-25-2015 10:31 AM

Lithops begin pushing their new set of leaves in the spring. They should remain bone dry until the old set of leaves has completely dried up, like paper. Then water once a week through the summer; they should dry completely between waterings.

In the fall, if they are happy, they will flower. The flowers are a signal to stop watering. If they don't form flowers by mid October, stop watering. They should receive no water at all until the following spring. This also means no misting. Very light fertilizing once a month during the summer is needed for Lithops grown in typical cactus & succulent soil mixes, which have no nutrients.

They are high-light plants. In cold-winter climates they should have as much light as possible during the winter.

Many arrive from nurseries with mealybugs hiding in the crack between leaves. I think mealybugs are the cause of most Lithops deaths in cultivation. I treat all Lithops acquired as plants with a pesticide on arrival. The remainder of Lithops deaths are caused by birds, or by watering during the winter.

Lithops are extremely easy from seed sown in fall under bright natural or artificial light, and kept moist through their second fall season. Plants you grow from seed won't have mealy bugs. Two great sources of seed are the seed bank of The Cactus and Succulent Society of America, and Mesa Gardens.

RosieC 11-26-2015 07:12 AM

Really cool! These look so great.

P.S. I've moved your post to the Off-Topic area as they are not orchids.

mdesmondez 11-26-2015 08:52 AM

Thanks for all your help. I have them in the sunniest window right now. I will add more light.
I will watch for mealies.
I can hold off watering for a couple months.

Tindomul 11-26-2015 09:50 PM

Awesome! I could never keep Lithops.

ThePinkCucumber 11-30-2015 05:37 AM

These look amazing! :)

DavBis 12-03-2015 12:18 PM

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Give them all winter rest with no water till spring and lots of lights. This is what to expect if you treat them right. 😉

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