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Living Stones Dinteri Brevis in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Lithops Dinteri var. Brevis

 

Living Stones 'Dinteri Brevis'

Original:Description: Lithops dinteri var. brevis is one of the local or morphological forms of the variable Lithops dinteri. The main point of difference between var. brevis and var. dinteri is that the red spots of the latter are bright red, 10-15, whereas those of var. brevis are fewer in number (1-5) dull red, more sparse, not so prominent and sometimes completely absent. Moreover var. brevis has a smoother appearance and has often a paler mustard colouration. It is however quite variable in colouration and the numbers and design of red dots on the tops of the leaves may vary a lot.Habit: This variety is more likely to form clumps, and with age especially if grown in shade, they tend to be slightly elongated, whatever we do.Bodies (paired leaves): Small sized, 12-20 mm long, 10-14 mm broad, turbinate; top of lobe flat; window large, open, transparent, very light-green, with a few round, elliptical blood-red lines near inner margin or blood-red markings absent; outer margin slightly sinuous or minutely serrate; inner margin straight; window bordered by a buff-coloured band, with many minute dots in the band. Flowers: Daisy-like, diurnal, yellow, small to medium, up to 32 mm across, mostly 20-25 mm across. Fruits: Capsules 4 or 5-chambered. Profile boat-shaped, top broadly elliptic, with hinge-rim flat, occasionaly slightly peaked.Seeds: Very fine, brown, tuberculate. 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.

 
plant Features
  • Living Stones Dinteri Brevis likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Living Stones Dinteri Brevis likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Living Stones Dinteri Brevis is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Living Stones Dinteri Brevis likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Living Stones 'Dinteri Brevis'

Latin name

Lithops Dinteri var. Brevis

type

Succulent

family

Aizoaceae

ph

5.0 - 6.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Living Stones Dinteri Brevis likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Living Stones Dinteri Brevis is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Living Stones Dinteri Brevis likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

  • Water

    Living Stones Dinteri Brevis likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Living Stones Dinteri Brevis is 0.02meters x 0.01meters 0.02 M 0.01 M

Lithops Dinteri var. Brevis

Original:Description: Lithops dinteri var. brevis is one of the local or morphological forms of the variable Lithops dinteri. The main point of difference between var. brevis and var. dinteri is that the red spots of the latter are bright red, 10-15, whereas those of var. brevis are fewer in number (1-5) dull red, more sparse, not so prominent and sometimes completely absent. Moreover var. brevis has a smoother appearance and has often a paler mustard colouration. It is however quite variable in colouration and the numbers and design of red dots on the tops of the leaves may vary a lot.Habit: This variety is more likely to form clumps, and with age especially if grown in shade, they tend to be slightly elongated, whatever we do.Bodies (paired leaves): Small sized, 12-20 mm long, 10-14 mm broad, turbinate; top of lobe flat; window large, open, transparent, very light-green, with a few round, elliptical blood-red lines near inner margin or blood-red markings absent; outer margin slightly sinuous or minutely serrate; inner margin straight; window bordered by a buff-coloured band, with many minute dots in the band. Flowers: Daisy-like, diurnal, yellow, small to medium, up to 32 mm across, mostly 20-25 mm across. Fruits: Capsules 4 or 5-chambered. Profile boat-shaped, top broadly elliptic, with hinge-rim flat, occasionaly slightly peaked.Seeds: Very fine, brown, tuberculate. 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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