The 2 brown middle ones are L. aucampiae
the brown on the right is L. hookeri
Bottom, L. karasmontana bella

and the top ones look like one of the many green forms of L. lesliei

The genus of Argyroderma are a baffling group They all have very distinctive cup flowers But there are so many different forms, from small clusters to fat singles Species names are hard to confirm, so many go as Argyoderma sp. They don't always flower, and the flowering season for me is from Sept to...

"I've lost so many, I don't want to talk about it" One thing good about growing plants, if you kill one, it's not the end of the world not like losing a pet dog, or even a lizard but you don't want a 1000 dogs, one dog is all you need More plants can be grown in time Here are my top 2 plan...

Perfect description of the plant
Thanks

This M. pectinifera was one of my favorite plants for many years
it rotted right after I transplanted into the pot shown in this photo
winter transplant-not recommended..

Early Winter Flowers New phone camera Lithops optica Rubra thumbnail_IMG_0591.jpg I post photos of this every year, so many flowers Gibbaeum dispar thumbnail_IMG_0595.jpg Jensenobrotrya lossowiana thumbnail_IMG_0598.jpg Weird fungus growth on these Albuca unifolia x scabrocostatum A spray of Physan ...

Mammillaria pectinifera
Does anyone know if the seed pods are external, or internal New phone camera, need better lighting, background and top dressing

I've grown both these species for many years
and have seedlings always growing at the base

But never was able to get a positive ID

I call this one Anacampseros crinita And I call this one Anacampseros baeseckei, karasmontana?

There are many opinions on this site about what's best to use for cactus soil The best advice I can give is to do your own research I use coir for some seedlings mixes, and peat based mix for others What's important is adding pumice or perlite to the mix so it dries out quickly The major wholesale c...

Some photos from my succulent thread
page 1, 2009
I love this photo from 2009
my Dorotheanthus pot
an annual,
old seeds would not germinate, so I haven't had them for many years now

Some folks were over this weekend taking photos with their new IPhones with the high grade camera option And they are far better than my photos with my expensive Cannon What gives?? Can I buy a cheap form of the high grade camera with out the phone? These are without editing. thumbnail1.jpg thumbnai...

It applies to all species
But that's for me in California
Here's some,
bad lighting P. nelii
with volunteer babies

I lost some of my Dinteranthius during the move
Happy to have a full collection again, all flowering and forming seed pods

Dinteranthus pole-evansii
Picked up a new Euphorbia species
Euphorbia clivicola

Tephrocactus alexanderi
very spiny form
photo before I loped off many heads for rooting

Late season Lithops flowers Lithops marmorata "Polepsky Smaragd" IMG_1620.JPG Lithops villetii deboeri one of my favorites IMG_1625.JPG Lithops olivacea v. nebrownii IMG_1623.JPG Lithops olivacea IMG_1628.JPG My biggest Lithops cluster, at least 30 years old Lithops karasmontana IMG_1631.J...

Nice
They were probably grow in a well shaded green house

Pleiospilos require more water than most mesembs to keep them happy
other wise they get flaccid
I water them all year long