"Fat Plants" : cacti,succulents, caudiciforms, whatever..

[krisderaeymaeker]

Kris,
The Conophytum is magnificent.  I am really not familiar with that plant, I assume the cultivation is about the same as Lithops?
Leon 

Thanks again Leon. Cultivation is almost the same but the growing season here is a bit later .Lithops start to grow in our country around the end of june .Conophytum starts here around august and needs a bit moisture in our wintertime ...

[Darren]

Same here Kris. I start to water conos in late July right through until the late autumn when they are allowed to almost dry out and they stay just moist until March when I give them a little more water until mid April then dry them off completely until july. When in growth they get much more water than Lithops.

Is your plant C. lithopsoides?
 

[krisderaeymaeker]

Same here Kris. I start to water conos in late July right through until the late autumn when they are allowed to almost dry out and they stay just moist until March when I give them a little more water until mid April then dry them off completely until july. When in growth they get much more water than Lithops.
Is your plant C. lithopsoides?

Almost the same schedule as I use Darren . You are right , they like to have more water then Lithops.
Don't think it is  C. lithopsoides? Must check it tomorrow in daylight .

[krisderaeymaeker]

More "mesems" are flowering .

1- Bilobe Conophytums
2- Pleiospilos compactus
3- Frithia humilis (minima )
4 & 5 overview   
6 Ophthalmophyllum praesectum once again

[ranunculus]

A stunning display, Kris.

[krisderaeymaeker]

A stunning display, Kris.

Thanks Cliff ! Very rewarding this little ones ....

[Leon]

Kris,
Those plants are very impressive and the photos make me want to try them. But I can't afford the time for another obsession.
Leon

[krisderaeymaeker]

Kris,
Those plants are very impressive and the photos make me want to try them. But I can't afford the time for another obsession.
Leon

Thanks Leon . I grow : alpines (in the garden and in the glashouse) , bulbs ,cactus ,succulents , hardy orchids....
From al this categories , the  mesems (Lithops, Cono' s and the others)  gets  the least attention of all ! They never been very demanding , you don't have to pay much attention to them . Only in the autumn to enjoy the flowers

[krisderaeymaeker]

Frithia pulchra 'Jewel of the Magaliesberg'

[krisderaeymaeker]

Is your plant C. lithopsoides?

You got sharp eyes Darren ! Ofcourse you are right about the name. I bought it as Conophytum koubergense but now I see that this name is a synonym of Conophytum lithops .

[Darren]

I thought it looked like my lithopsoides koubergense Kris.

I'm very interested in Conos and have quite a lot. Lithops I find more difficult but am starting to have more success with them.

I am enjoying your pictures

The Frithia pulchra is very impressive. I used to grow this but found it needs a very warm day before the flowers open so in a UK summer often the flowers never opened at all.  Frithia humilis flowers more reliably for me.

Your list of interests sounds very much like mine

[krisderaeymaeker]

I'm very interested in Conos and have quite a lot. Lithops I find more difficult but am starting to have more success with them.

Hi Darren , for me it was the opposite ... I start with Lithops and they do well ...Later on I tried Conos but I had never great succes with it .. In recent years I begin to have more succes with the Conos to . They need a bit more water and also later in the season. I keep the Lithops in the unshaded glashouse in full sun al year round but have to watch my Conos more carefully . They could manage with less sun ...

[krisderaeymaeker]

The Frithia pulchra is very impressive. I used to grow this but found it needs a very warm day before the flowers open so in a UK summer often the flowers never opened at all.  Frithia humilis flowers more reliably for me.
Your list of interests sounds very much like mine

I have the same experience here Darren . But sometimes you have luck and a sunny day to .

[krisderaeymaeker]

I am enjoying your pictures

Thanks Darren , in that case I could post a few more 

Your list of interests sounds very much like mine

Interesting Darren , then you have the same problems to I suppose ?

[Maggi Young]

Tuin en Kas 2012 (26 of 90).jpg : this planting is as pretty as a picture!