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Take a flashlight / fiber light source and illuminate a small part of the lithops top window, and the entire transparent plant body lights up!
Note the differences in the daylight/glow appearance of the lithops windows!
Lithops are extremely succulent plants originating from the semi-deserts of southern Africa. Their plant body rests under ground, while on top they have transparent windows to let sunlight in for photosynthesis. A camouflage pattern on the windows lets them appear more or less like a pair of pebblestones, so hungry animals may hardly find them. I like them because they look like ornamented knobs or gemstones.
DO NOT MISS:
Be aware that sites from the southern hemisphere
have a six-month-shift in the description of the
annual lithops growing cycle.
on our drive back from chico Beau made sure these were packed in correctly because they are so delicate (mostly water). when i took them out of the car one was broken off...but only to reveal more underneath it: lithop babies! thanks for another awesome xmas present Linda!
Day temperatures range. First seeds C363 lithops Fulviceps v. Fulviceps 'Aurea' and C34 lithops Salicola germinated only after two days.
Lithops are extremely succulent plants originating from the semi-deserts of southern Africa. Their plant body rests under ground, while on top they have transparent windows to let sunlight in for photosynthesis. A camouflage pattern on the windows lets them appear more or less like a pair of pebblestones, so hungry animals may hardly find them.
DO NOT MISS:
Be aware that sites from the southern hemisphere
have a six-month-shift in the description of the
annual lithops growing cycle.