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It's been in the same pot for 11 years! Its time for some fresh soil I suppose. It still flowers well every year, but growth has been minimal of lately.
One dried Lithops lobe.
The vessels and some coloured storage vacuoles (?) are completely flattened to 2-D.
New contactless Lithops Glow Technique:
A warm-white Luxeon LED works as a bright point-source that is relay imaged onto the Lithops surface with a couple of lenses, illuminating the transparent plant body through the top window. Now Lithops glow photos can be shot without obstructing parts pressed onto the plants like the head of a flashlight or the stem of a fiberoptic light guide. This photo here is an overlay of sequent individual glow photos, all shot with the same fixed camera position. The plant in the middle is my only Conophytum. It is still sleepig, with two green bulbs inside, waiting to emerge.
More? Have a look at my Lithops glow set!
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.
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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.
Succulents called Lithops camouflage as rocks
If you are even a bit interested in Lithops, view Craig's photostream: www.flickr.com/photos/lithopsandthings/
and Lithops Faves by munnibee (Craig): www.flickr.com/photos/lithopsandthings/favorites/