Mites and darkness (9 pics)

It has not been the best year for succulent growers in my area. It has not been cold in winter, it has not been hot in summer. It has been j...

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Titamopsis primosii: first flower (3 pics)

Before I write a post on all the showy Delosperma flowers from my balcony I wanted to show you this one which is much more special to me. I ...

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Much anticipated flower

I have something to be excited about these days. This is my own Titanopsis primosii seedling :)

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Titanopsis calcarea: First flower (2 pics)

So, looks like I've raised this one to adulthood :) There was a flower on another seedling of this bunch but I either missed it or it ne...

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Risks of a conditions change (3 pics)

When I first moved to my new place I was pretty worried the new conditions would not be sufficient for my plants. I expected losses and some...

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Titanopsis calcarea kids

My Titanopsis calcarea seedlings are now 15 months old and branching out. The leaf texture and the overall appearance are everything I hoped...

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Titanopsis primosii seedlings

These Titanopsis primosii seedlings are one year old now and one of them is starting to develop side shoots. I'll have to repot them soo...

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Side-branch compilation (6 pics)

I'm always excited when my plants develop side shoots, doesn't matter if this is a new lithops head or a new branch on other mesembs...

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Titanopsis seedlings today (4 pics)

My Titanopsis calcarea seedlings are almost one year old ( sown 1st of May 2013 ) and look at this beauty! Perfect shape, perfect color, ...

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More mesemb seedlings (3 pics)

Sown in August these Aloinopsis seedlings looked weak and grew extremely slowly for such a long time. Now something triggered the new growth...

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A cute titanopsis flower (2 pics)

A little drop of sunlight on the windowsill :) Here a size comparison. I have more A. rubrolineata pictures. Would it be an overkill to post...

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Titanopsis almost ready to shine

Btw, one of my Titanopsis calcarea plants is growing a flower, too. Let's see how it goes. With my plants I never know if they'll ch...

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T. calcarea seedlings roots check (4 pics)

These Titanopsis calcarea seedlings are now almost 3 months old. Even though they are so young they already have several leaves and the leaf...

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Quick seedlings update: Titanopsis calcarea

These are my 2 months old Titanopsis calcarea seedlings. Aren't they cute? Check out those warts! I'm not sure I'm doing everyth...

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Titanopsis hugo-schlechteri

Titanopsis hugo-schlechteri is new on my windowsill. Yes, I'm going through Aloinopsis and Titanopsis, they are just too pretty on pictu...

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Titanopsis seedlings update

My first experience growing non-lithops Mesembs from seed was growing Delosperma and Frithia . I don't have much room here but just cou...

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Getting better: Titanopsis calcarea

This was probably the worst case. One day this beautiful plant just decided to die. First it dried off all the new leaves so that the growi...

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Titanopsis seedlings

Recently I've decided to sow own Titanopsis calcarea seeds. The kids are a couple of weeks old now and already show new leaves. I really...

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The end of an era

A bit dramatic but that's how it feels. :) I finally got my master's degree! It's still difficult to believe there won't be ...

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Titanopsis primosii

What an amazing color! I heard they flower in winter. Fingers crossed :)

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