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  Lithops karasmontana v aiaisensis
(Red blushed selection MG1625.3)
 
CACTUS ART
NURSERY

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of Cacti and Succulents.


From selected red blushed plants (Mesa Garden 1625.3).
 


 

 

Reproduction:  From seed, with seed planting best in either October or April.


 

Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars of Lithops karasmonana

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Family: Mesebrianthemaceae (Aizoaceae)

Origin Garden origin (Nursery selected forms)
 

Lithops are partly subterranean, with only the clear 'window' in each leaf tip exposed above soil. A type of optical system exists whereby a layer of apical tissue rich in calcium oxalate crystals acts as a filter to intense sunlight before it reaches the thin chlorophyllous layer below. They are also called mimicry plants as they show a striking similarity to their background rocks and are difficult to detect when not in flower. These are the commonly known as pebble plants or living stones; each species is associated with one particular type of rock formation and occurs nowhere else. Its soil-embedded, subterranean growth form also reduces the need for chemical defences against herbivores.

 



This plants have a distinctive pale pastel top mottled orange-grey often reddish-orange. They are quite variable, n
o two plants look exactly the

Cultivation: Need an open mineral, fast draining mix and the maximum amount of light you are able to give them. The basic cultivation routine is: Stop watering after flowering. Start watering after the old leaves completely dry. (Usually late March or Early April) Water freely during the growing season, soak the compost fully but allow it to dry out between waterings. Some growers fertilize frequently, some hardly ever. Keep them dry during the winter. Nearly all problems occur as a result of overwatering and poor ventilation especially when weather conditions are dull and cool or very humid. same.

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