new leaves coming up
Schwantesii v. urikosensis C248 show some progress. :)
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new seed pods
Not much is happening on the windowsill these days. Some seedlings are regenerating, adults as well, but very slowly (that's okay, no ru...
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new bromfieldii and aucampiae seedlings
My youngest Lithops seedlings (sown on the 9th of October) are slowly getting a little succulent. Here are the bromfieldii v. glaudinae ...
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winter-lithops
Lithops look really bad this time of the year but it's a good thing and means they're healthy. :) The one-year-old leaves are all wr...
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Gracili kids all grown up
... or almost grown up. :) It's the time of the year when our plants don't get enough light and - most importantly! - the camera doe...
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C246 seedlings
Sown 29.10 2010 these guys with a long name of L. pseudotruncatella ssp. groendrayensis 'Witkop form' C246 have finally regenerated...
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Titanopsis primosii
What an amazing color! I heard they flower in winter. Fingers crossed :)
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News from the Frithia pulchra
Remember the Frithia I've rescued from the local gardening store in October? It has survived so far, even with very little leaf-loss. S...
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Prepodesma update
"Other mesembs" are doing well on my windowsill even though I've been growing them since only a little over a year and am stil...
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Aloinopsis update 2
Here are my other two Aloinopsis plants. Last I reported on them it was in June and July. While A. schooneesii has grown many new leaves in ...
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Frithia seedlings: another update
The cute little Frithia humilis seedlings are still looking good. :) I've discovered bugs in their substrate today and spontaneously...
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Stomatium trifarium
What a wonderful plant! It's been pushing new leaves all summer and still is. And you can really see everytime how happy it is to receiv...
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Aloinopsis update 1
I'm really pleased with how the Aloinopsis rubrolineata is growing at my place. Starting from July it has grown three pairs of leaves a...
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crassula's tiny flowers
It's gloomy and rainy outside, but it seems to be perfect for the Crassula rupestris during its flowering season. It looks very pretty b...
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karasmontana flower
I took some time but here it is. I think it is the last one this year. Most of the lithops are already regenerating.
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next candidate
Most of my lithops are already showing their new leaves and getting all wrinkly. The other mesembs seem to have a growth spurt now that it...
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seed capsule
A couple of days ago I removed the dried up petals (bugs love to hide there) and was a bit surprised to find a seed capsule underneath. Some...
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hallii flower
Finally a white one :) More to come~
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Faucaria flower
The new Faucaria tigrina flower looks kinda messy but here it is. :D
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schwantesii flower
I really like how the photos turn out in the natural evening light. A bit dark but so dreamy. Like the flowers are glowing from inside. I th...
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mini-greenhouse update
It's getting green-ish. :)
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Dorothea flower today
Aaah the silky flower in the evening sun. :)
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A rescue mission for Frithia
I've been near the local garden center and just had to peek inside. The result is I've found a Frithia (fairly sure it's a pulch...
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white flower coming up
Another flower bud discovered today. I think I've never had a hallii flower before. Looking forward to it. :)
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Avonia quinaria update
There's still a possibility that I've missed it but I don't think so. The flower opened a little in the evening as it was alread...
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This just in
It's happening. Another Avonia quinaria ssp. alstonii flower is about to open. :) Will post pics as soon as it does~ It's a little ...
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more room for the fulvis
Initially there were three plants in each of these two pots but then this spontaneous regeneration happened and the plants started squeezing...
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flowering season update 4
My Faucaria tigrina has grown several new leaves since I got it and the (second) flower bud has developed to the point of opening any day no...
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Collector's curse
I know I probably shouldn't have done it but I've moved some pots around to make room for my mini greenhouse. Seeing how you all sow...
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News from the Delosperma seedlings
My almost 6 months old Delosperma seedlings don't look like what I expected. Plants on the photos online seem to grow in length and cra...
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flowering season update 3
It's fall outside but flower-time inside. :) Soon my Crassula rupestris will be in full bloom! PS: Not sure if it's a good thing. T...
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flowering season update 2
So here is the promised pic~ It is astonishing that the flower has developed. I first discovered the bud back in July and since it didn'...
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Never seen such a thing before!
My 5-headed helmutii monster has gotten huge this year and will get a strict diet this winter. BUT this post isn't about that. ;) Look o...
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flowering season update
Finally something is happening among the Lithops. The Greenhorn has been flowering the whole week but I had to go out of town when it starte...
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Cute Frithia seedlings 2
I'm really pleased with how the Frithia seedlings are growing. It's quite a change compared to one month ago . I don't have much...
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