What do I do with Lithops with dead flowers? Do I have to cut it, or let it be? And also how long after the flower dies does it start to split and regenerate? Is it true that watering should be stopped once the flower dies? Should I dig this one out to make sure I don't kill it when I water other li...

Saw this at local nursery. Any idea what Lithops ID this is?

I thought it might be julii but it has a blue-gray color to it and I've never seen it.

Here's what I got at the end


And the repotted plants


Thanks for everyone's help!

I also just found out that there's a local store that sells coir bricks. Is this the right kind? http://www.homehardware.ca/en/rec/index.htm/Outdoor-Living/Yard-Maintenance/Soil-Amendment-Stone/Soil/Peat-Moss/Coconut-Fibre-Coir-Brick/_/N-2pqfZ67l/Ne-67n/Ntk-All_EN/R-I5053069?Ntt=coir" onclick=&...

I see, thank you Iann. :) At this point I'm going to use some just because I still have a bit of perlite and vermiculite with me, plus there's no local distributor for Turface that I can find, so I got my turface from eBay and it was only 1lb. But after I run out of my perlite and vermiculite I will...

Thanks! Yeah the cactus and succulent soil is just the standard peat-based ones... So I'm trying to decrease the amount of that in my mix.
So say if I do 30% soil, 20% perlite, 10% vermiculite, 40% turface/aquarium gravel. Does that look like it will work okay?

Okay. I don't have the ingredients to make a true gritty mix. What can I do with these following items that I managed to have? i.e. what % do I use for each

-Cactus & Succulent soil
-Perlite
-Vermiculite
-Turface
-Horticultural sand
-Fine aquarium gravel (non polished)

Without knowing what the C&S soil is, I can't comment too much, but I'm going to guess it's very rich and dense, like most bagged soils. Personally I'd go: 20% C&S soil 50% turface 30% gravel (although if the gravel has very round, uniform, small grains then I probably wouldn't use any and ...

Okay, I'm not sure if there's a lot of peat but it does look like a heavier soil than what I usually plant my succulents in.
And I noticed that the soil has been somewhat wet even after 2 days I bought the plant, so I think I should definitely repot it soon

So far my succulent mix has been pretty basic: 50% C&S soil and 50% perlite. I have limited resources and so far can't get all the ingredients needed to make "gritty mix". But recently I was lucky enough to find some turface on ebay. So I'm wondering if with the following items, how mu...

Thanks! That's what I thought too, the frithia has a bit different shaped leaves, and also texture is not as a smooth-looking. Thanks for all the care instructions Iann, you're the man! I should probably repot these, but I don't know if they were recently repotted at the garden. Is it okay to repot ...

I acquired one of my most wanted succulent baby toes today, and it is labeled as Frithia tuberculosa, I'm not sure if that's right because I can't find any info. on that. Could it be a Frithia pulchra? I know they are very similar to Fenestraria aurantiaca, is the only difference their flowers? What...

Haha yeah I love viewing both forums but I noticed CG has a good number of mesembs experts!

First one sure looks like a Mimosa pudica to me. The leaves close up upon touching

I see. Thanks for the advice! Will keep an eye on how they do
And I apologize in advance but be prepared to receive some more questions from me