Thursday, November 8, 2012

Lapidaria margaretae

I actually had time to be in the greenhouses for a bit today; I had to get the heaters going as the weather is now getting a bit chilly. These plants have a growing habit which is very similar to Lithops, but it has more leaves at a time. The flowers are big and impressive, with upright stamens.

3 comments:

  1. These are amazing looking plants also. Are they tougher/easier to look after than Lithops?

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  2. Hi Ngeun,
    They're easier than lithops, at least in our experience. They probably have a close affinity to the evolutionary precursors to lithops. These flowers haven't opened up yet, but they're quite large when they do.

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  3. I've also wondered how closely they are related to Lithops. I have one seedling growing currently. Hope it thrives!

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