Monday 24 October 2016

Blooming Stones

Some of my Lithops (Living Stones) plants are coming into bloom again:

Living Stones

Living Stones

The flowers normally only open while direct Sunlight reaches them. They had been trying to flower for a few days but hadn't opened even in direct Sunlight. It would appear they also need a decent daytime temperature. The ambient temperature had been fairly low with mainly overcast skies and just a few bursts of direct Sunlight. They live in a propagation tray which I leave uncovered during the Summer. I put the cover back and the temperature quickly rose and the flowers opened.

6 comments:

  1. The little flowers that could.

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    1. Wilma: It's just a pity the flowers are so short lived.

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    1. Simon: So very different in the way they grow.

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  3. Thats amazing John, I have never seen anything like that.

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