flowering stone bromfieldiiL.Bolus
Living Stone
Lithops bromfieldiif.sulphurea , Lithops insularis , Lithops mennellii
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Family : AizoaceaeSubfamily : RuschioideaeTribe : RuschieaeGenus : Lithops
The specific name " bromfieldii(brom - FEELD - ee - eye ) " honors Mr. H. Bromfield ( fl . 1933 ) ; no further datum is uncommitted .
Lithops bromfieldiiis aboriginal toSouth Africa . It grows in quartzite , often hide in the bushes in the Northern Cape province .
Lithops bromfieldiiis a gnome succulent that grows nonsocial or form lump of usually 2 to 10 bodies in an turn back cone shape . The bodies can reach up to 0.6 inches ( 1.5 cm ) in acme . Each body consists of two duncical , overweight , pinkish - grey farewell separated by a shallow scissure . The upper surface of the body is flat or somewhat bulging , ovate to kidney - shaped , measure up to 1 column inch ( 2.5 cm ) long and 0.8 inches ( 2 cm ) astray . The leaf windows are dark gullible or more or less wanting with irregular yellow - brown and red to dark chocolate-brown - cherry-red markings .
The blossom are yellow and appear from the fissure between the leaves in crepuscule . They can reach up to 1.4 inch ( 3.5 centimeter ) in diameter .
Light : A sunny windowsill where the plant receives 4 to 5 hours of lineal sunshine during the early part of the twenty-four hour period and partial wraith during the afternoon is the gross spot to grow yourL. bromfieldii . You may place the gage on the balcony or in the garden from leaping to come down .
grime : L. bromfieldiithrives best in a growing sensitive that will drain quick . Use a commercial soil mix for succulent , ormake your own potting mixture .
Hardiness : high-pitched temperatures are not a problem for this plant as long as there is plenty of fresh zephyr , but it is not a dusty - hardy succulent . L. bromfieldiican withstand temperatures as low as 30 to 50 ° F ( -1.1 to 10 ° C),USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b .
lachrymation : Like allLithops , this succulent has a specific annual cycle of growth , and it is important to water only during certain phase , but it is also significant to keep the soil dry at other stages of its ontogeny . How often you postulate towateryourL. bromfieldiidepends on how quickly the potting mixing dry out out . It is essential to let the territory dry out between watering . Stop water during the winter to allow the previous leaf twosome to dry out and the raw pair to develop .
Fertilizing : L. bromfieldiidoes not need to be fertilized . It will thrive without anyfeeding . However , if you course , use a fertilizer with in high spirits potassium and dispirited N levels .
Repotting : This small succulent will happily stay in the same pot for several decennary . The usual reason for repotting is to part the plant or to allow space for cluster to rise . Repot only when its growing time of year starts .
Propagation : L. bromfieldiiismost often grown from seeds . If you have a multi - headed plant , it can also be propagated by class . Sow the germ during the summer .
Learn more atHow to develop and Care for Lithops .
L. bromfieldiiis non - toxic and dependable to have around children and pets .
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