August 2011 ~ Fashionista

lithops problems

As a lithops owner you know how difficult it is to find the best care in the conditions you can provide. It takes time and attention and wor...

I'm fighting mealy-bugs again. Is there a way to get rid of them for good? It is an epic battle, really. The only good thing about meal...

It's been way too hot these couple of days. My youngest seedlings burn without a shade and get cooked with it. If it doesn't get co...

Continuing the posts about seedlings, here come the gracilidelineata which are one year younger than the plants from the previous post (more...

My very first seedlings are already 3 years old. They might be to small for their age but since they're my first attempt I very proud of...

Amazing how huge a lithops flower can get after only a couple of days!

Here is the guy that got me worried in winter. Old leaves have grown too big so I've cut them open to prevent the new ones from doing s...

Otzeniana flower

I've bought these lithops a while ago (back when I still had a little space for them). Have I mentioned I liked lesliei? Well, the reaso...

The five-headed helmutii has gotten huge compared to April . L. otzeniana wasn't that lucky this year: it had to deal with mealy bugs, w...

Just a quick update on this year's seedlings :) I've sown these two species on the 28th of January. They should be around five month...

Absolutely forgot to post a picture of the fulviceps . It was taken on the 1st of July. There's a seed capsule now but probably empty.

Here we go (click for bigger pic)