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Post by fredg on Apr 28, 2019 16:23:43 GMT
Lithops lesliei v albinica - settled in and awaiting their first drink of the year.  
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Post by fredg on May 11, 2019 11:15:56 GMT
A few more Lithops lesliei
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Post by fredg on May 13, 2019 13:13:49 GMT
Lithops lesliei ssp. leslei Pietersburg form C033 A nice little double header I acquired on ebay. See the unlabelled thread for its mate.
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Post by fredg on Aug 1, 2019 19:29:14 GMT
Lithops lesliei seedling forming its first true leaves.   Pietersburg form |
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Post by fredg on Aug 13, 2019 11:21:29 GMT
Three of these now have true leaves.  |
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Post by fredg on Aug 31, 2019 9:29:10 GMT
The three plants of Lithops lesliei Pietersburg Form which have their true leaves. They're certainly not identical.  |
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Post by fredg on Nov 22, 2019 11:37:10 GMT
A fairly new acquisition ( it's not my fault if people don't outbid my minimal sniper bids  ) To give it its fill title - Lithops lesliei ssp. leslei v. venteri cv. 'Ventergreen'  Plus a friend I obtained at the start of this offshoot obsession. Lithops lesliei ssp. lesliei v. venteri  This one has grown very well over the summer and autumn. So well that I'll have to move it to its own pot in the spring.. |
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Post by fredg on Apr 26, 2020 11:03:46 GMT
L. lesliei Albinica
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Post by fredg on May 8, 2020 14:35:35 GMT
L. lesliei Pietersburg Form 
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Post by fredg on Jun 18, 2020 18:48:00 GMT
A Lithops lesliei ssp. lesliei v. venteri cv. 'Ventergreen' came up for auction the other week and it looked good. I remembered I already had one so no bid was placed  . However, on having a look around the Lithops there wasn't a Ventergreen to be seen. Other green plants yes but not the one I was looking for. A few days later I finally found the label I was looking for and this is what sat before me.  I put it to the side and filled its space with another pot. Wind on two days and I decided to see if anything was underneath the dead plant. I gently prised open the two leaves as at this point they had not split at all the seam was tighter than that shown above, I reclosed it for the photo. Once opened this is the much better sight that presented itself.  I thought this was late in the season for the old leaves not to have at least started to open. I'm now wondering if it was because it was potted up in winter. However. it doesn't alter the fact that these plants have to be carefully looked at before even thinking of disposing of their corpse. The plant will be left to quietly consume the old leaves before it gets any further treatment. |
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Post by fredg on Jun 29, 2020 14:08:30 GMT
Well, that didn't take long. Ventergreen renewed.  |
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Post by fredg on May 6, 2021 10:56:12 GMT
All good with the Pietersburg again.   |
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Post by fredg on Aug 12, 2022 18:11:21 GMT
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Post by fredg on Sept 9, 2022 11:00:34 GMT
The L. 'Greenhorn' (above) no longer looks as good. It's been attacked by a gastropod and half the plant has gone.  Although I'm loathe to do it I have used Slug Bait on the mesemb section to eliminate the culprit.  I'm not sure if there's enough of the plant left to regenerate in the spring but we'll give it a go.  Why do they always go for the specials? |
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Post by fredg on Sept 10, 2022 15:07:21 GMT
Some first aid applied to the Greenhorn. As light was leaking from the wound, I've pinned in a piece of Mylar to reflect it back in .  |
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Pietersburg form 
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. However, on having a look around the Lithops there wasn't a Ventergreen to be seen. Other green plants yes but not the one I was looking for. A few days later I finally found the label I was looking for and this is what sat before me.
not here it isn't