flowering stones - lithops

[eriok]

fell in love with this little beauties. ;D


eric

[twoton]

Those are fascinating little creatures. I bought about 20 of them a few months ago (dirt cheap!), and eventually I hope to have a collection like this guy has :-) Click on "Lithops House" and drool...

Say, what does it mean when they grow long "necks"? Too little light?

[jm82792]

I want to grow them!!!

[eriok]

twoton said:

Those are fascinating little creatures. I bought about 20 of them a few months ago (dirt cheap!), and eventually I hope to have a collection like this guy has :-) Click on "Lithops House" and drool...

Say, what does it mean when they grow long "necks"? Too little light?

awesome collection but a little too much for me. lol.
and yes long necks means they need more light. they need at least 4 hours of direct light everyday preferably in the morning and a little shade in taiwan's scorching afternoon sun.

and they are dirt cheap there?

eric

[twoton]

Dirt cheap, yes. About half a buck US apiece.
I grow them on my windowsill, because my office is the only halfway dry place here. But they only get one hour of direct sun a day :-(

[nepenthesfreak]

Those are awesome, eriok! I especially like the green form and the red veined ones. Did you order them offline and if you did, where did you order them? I've seen them at wal-mart for something like a buck each, but they're poorly cared for just like all the other cacti there, the soil falls out like a brick. Wow, twoton, 50 cents each? That's CHEAP!

[emiliasgarden]

Just beautiful!

I tried once to cultivate them, but i did not have success. Maybe PR is too humid for them. But reading here that they can be cultivated indoors, that could be a possibility for me

Any tips about their cultivation?

Cheers...

[nepenthesfreak]

Here's a good link:
www.lithop.supanet.com/

[eriok]

nepenthesfreak

i got the big ones early last year at a garden center. payed about $6 bucks each (no casualties for a year cycle). the new ones (small ones) i just got recently online. oldmancactus and cactuslimon have good reputations selling them.

emiliasgarden

im growing them on a south facing windowsill and they are doin just fine. i think the key in growing them is watching them carefully with watering. i only water them heavily during spring and autumn and making sure that the media dries completely before watering again, i use a spray bottle to water them individually during summer when they are getting to wrinkly. and no water at all during winter.

less is more applies to this little jewels.

hope that helps
eric

[nepenthesfreak]

Thanks for getting me addicted.

[twoton]

Thanks for tips, everyone!

[emiliasgarden]

Thank you guys for the link and the advices ;D I have already ordered somes, they were like $.053 each. I cannot wait to try them again ;D

Cheers...

[nepenthesfreak]

Wow, where did you get them that cheap?

[nepenthesfreak]

Ohhhh... that ebay thing 30 for 16 bucks. Yeah, I'm going to order some too I think.

[eriok]

here is a good tip for those who are trying to get lithops. 'living stone nursery' are selling flowering sized and clumps of lithops. its not on there website, but if you call and inquire about them you wont be disappointed. just ask them about the species you are interested in.

lithops.net

prices are 4-8 heads $10, 9-12 $15,
some even larger clumps from $25 to $50.

they are a reputable nursery and will answer any cultivation question.

hope that helps ;D ;D ;D ;D

eric