Aloinopsis malherbei seedlings today
These A. malherbei seedlings are now 9 months old. After a long time of growth-stop during the colder months they've recently started growing again and look how fat and meaty the leaves are! :)
New arrivals: Gibbaeum, Argyroderma and Ebracteola (4 pics)
I was able to free some room with magic (otherwise known as transplantation and clever tray placement) and could get myself more mesembs. I have several pots with seedlings that will need more room sometime soon but I'm going to ignore this fact for now ;) The new guys are: Ebracteola wilmaniae It arrived with the rests of a flower. Nice light rose color and lovely see-through leaves. Argyroderma fissum I find it curious because if you think of an Argyroderma you think of a spheroid. This one has long leaves. A bit wrinkly but a week after this picture was taken it has shown a good growth. By the way, you can see a little clay jug (with a cat drown on it) to the right. This is what I use to water my plants from, i.e. to measure how much water they get per pot. The regular watering means half the jug for a pot just like on the picture below (ca 5x5x8,5 cm). I take a full jug if the plant is seriously thirsty. Gibbaeum geminum An old and beautifully bonsai-like plant. I actually go...
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