Lithops Lesliei subsp. Burchellii C308
Living Stones 'Leslei subsp. Burchellii'
Original:Lithops lesliei subs. burchellii is one of the local form of the variable Lithops lesliei. It is distinguished from subsp. lesliei for the smaller size, for the less numerous heads, and for its whitish grey colour, with very dark slate-grey windows and channels. It is somewhat similar in colour with var. {{venteri}} and has tendency to display a dark fenestrated area in its centre, but differentiates for the numerous finer meshlike markings and clavate lines extending into the margins. Moreover it grows much slower that any var. venteri and flowers are often quite small. Habit: Growth solitary or forming clumps of 2 or more. Bodies (paired leaves): Medium to small, rounded from above, profile truncated, top of lobes elliptic. Margins often not clearly distinguishable, otherwise very irregular with fine indentations and laciniations, Islands usually small and somewhat irregular, opaque whitish grey, or pale grey tinged with cream or yellowish or pinkish beige, Windows more or less occluded, rarely completely open, always with numerous fine clavate lines extending into the margins. Channels sometimes narrow to broad, usually very narrow slightly impressed grooves constituting a fine mesh, opaque very dark slate-grey, sometimes al-most black. Flowers: Yellow, often small. Blooming season: Autumn (in habitat blooms in April) Fruits: Mostly 6-cambered. Seeds: Large, reddish. New:A popular and sought after succulent. Lithops have paired leaves with smooth flat or rounded tops that are ridged or wrinkled, sometimes with transparent windows, and sometimes colorful markings. The flowers are white or yellow and emerge in autumn or winter. Lithops are relatively easy to grow if given sufficient sun and a suitable well-drained soil.
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Not Frost hardy
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Light and free draining
Common name
Living Stones 'Leslei subsp. Burchellii'
Latin name
Lithops Lesliei subsp. Burchellii C308
type
Succulent
family
Aizoaceae
ph
5.0 - 6.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Light and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.02 M
0.01 M
Lithops Lesliei subsp. Burchellii C308
Original:Lithops lesliei subs. burchellii is one of the local form of the variable Lithops lesliei. It is distinguished from subsp. lesliei for the smaller size, for the less numerous heads, and for its whitish grey colour, with very dark slate-grey windows and channels. It is somewhat similar in colour with var. {{venteri}} and has tendency to display a dark fenestrated area in its centre, but differentiates for the numerous finer meshlike markings and clavate lines extending into the margins. Moreover it grows much slower that any var. venteri and flowers are often quite small. Habit: Growth solitary or forming clumps of 2 or more. Bodies (paired leaves): Medium to small, rounded from above, profile truncated, top of lobes elliptic. Margins often not clearly distinguishable, otherwise very irregular with fine indentations and laciniations, Islands usually small and somewhat irregular, opaque whitish grey, or pale grey tinged with cream or yellowish or pinkish beige, Windows more or less occluded, rarely completely open, always with numerous fine clavate lines extending into the margins. Channels sometimes narrow to broad, usually very narrow slightly impressed grooves constituting a fine mesh, opaque very dark slate-grey, sometimes al-most black. Flowers: Yellow, often small. Blooming season: Autumn (in habitat blooms in April) Fruits: Mostly 6-cambered. Seeds: Large, reddish. New:A popular and sought after succulent. Lithops have paired leaves with smooth flat or rounded tops that are ridged or wrinkled, sometimes with transparent windows, and sometimes colorful markings. The flowers are white or yellow and emerge in autumn or winter. Lithops are relatively easy to grow if given sufficient sun and a suitable well-drained soil.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Lithops thrive best in a coarse, well-drained substrate. Any soil that retains too much water will cause the plants to burst their skins as they over-expand. Plants grown in strong light will develop hard strongly coloured skins which are resistant to damage and rot, although persistent overwatering will still be fatal. Excessive heat will kill potted plants as they cannot cool themselves by transpiration and rely on staying buried in cool soil below the surface.
Propagation
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Propagation of Lithops is by seed or cuttings. Cuttings can only be used to produce new plants after a plant has naturally divided to form multiple heads, so most propagation is by seed. Lithops can readily be pollinated by hand if two separate clones of a species flower at the same time, and seed will be ripe about 9 months later. Seed is easy to germinate, but the seedlings are small and vulnerable for the first year or two, and will not flower until at least two or three years old.
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