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This was part of the private collection of cacti and succulents at Manor Nursery, Angmering, West Sussex. The collection was started in 1948. The nursery is now gone. The collection has been dispersed to various new locations.
these guys held up while i was away. I went across state visiting friends and thou i came home weekly to check on things some of my babies died...
Genere: Lithops
Famiglia: Aizoaceae
Habitat: Regioni semidesertiche tra Namibia e Sudafrica
Coltivazione: In serra coltivare in terriccio standard per cactus con sfatticcio di foglie, alla luce. All’aperto coltivare in terreno moderatamente fertile, molto drenato, al sole
Per ottenere delle buone fioriture è necessario curare bene la pianta e mantenerla in piena luce anche durante i periodi di riposo vegetativo
Curiosità: Sono conosciute anche come “sassi viventi”, visto che il loro nome deriva da lithos (pietra) e opsis, che significa aspetto.
A Lithops sp. "Living Stone"
Lithops are a genus of succulent plants from southern Africa with leaves mimicking the stones amongst which they grow in the desert. They sport big, yellow or white daisy-like flowers in season, each large enough to shade its compact leaves.
Potted, on my balcony in Encinitas, California.