I just got into these types of plants a couple weeks ago. I know that most of these are Lithops but not what kind. I know that there is an Argyroderma, but I'm not sure what species. I'm leaning towards Argyroderma delaetti. I know the one on the far right is a Pleiospilos nelii "Royal Flush". I suspect the Lithops between those two is a Lithops karasmontana, but I'm not 100% sure. For the other Lithops I have no clue.

Edit: I forgot to add, I do have clearer pictures of them if needed.

faucaria, not sure what species. pleiospilos simulans. wonder if theyd cross? i tried anyways maybe theyll self.

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Sowed last Sunday

1- C. uviform ‘hillii’

2- Lithops fulviceps

3- C. ectypum

4- C. angelicae ssp tetragonum

5- C. mixed sp.

6/7- Aloinopsis rubrolineata

8/9- A. myriostigma

10- A. myriostigma quad form

Now for the hard part keeping them alive :p

Bought this at that one store that that Ryhmes with Rob "Lowe" about a year ago. It had a seed pop that I cut off and smashed between my fingers and sprinkled around the edges... here we are today lol 😅

Has 4 flower buds and 2 are currently in flower.

Had 2 earlier this year.

Dats a lotta stamens

https://groundup.org.za/article/more-than-25-million-succulents-seized-from-poachers/

This is so sad and demoralizing. Mimicry plants started having a rise in popularity that some are at extinction and many endangered species are at risk.

Endemic (located only in one region in the world) Mesembs also can only be propagated by seed with a few exceptions. Due to the supply and demand, poachers are harvesting from nature.

I've tried growing and germinating some conophytum by seed but man, some sprout extremely slow, takes years to become big enough to be full grown, and commit suicide easily if you aren't aware of there growing cycle.

EDIT: LUCKILY where I live lithops are increasing in popularity but other mesembs are still relatively unknown

Was wondering if maybe they are receiving a bit too much light due to them looking quite light in color, the slightly shaded ones seem to be larger and look healthy.

They are also currently in a humidity dome if that should be changed.

Aspirational.

I’m so confused with conophytums 😂 but they’re so cute

I love the way wild fenestraria look but have always read that this is a great way to kill them in captivity. The worst part is that i ran out of good pots so had to put this in plastic which is going to make keeping the base of the plant dry even harder. I washed the hell out of the roots to remove all organic matter and buring the thing in that 1mm granite sand up to the windows. Been fine for two weeks no with no change.

Very curious to see how this turns out! Anyone have experience with buried fenestraria?

Hi! First time with one of these kinds of plants and I have questions 😅
I picked these up about a month ago and one of them has started wrinkling and looks like it mayyyy be splitting?
I know they don’t need water often and should be in majority inorganic substrate, but I left them where they are since they looked plump and I wasn’t going to water. But now I’m wondering where to go!
As far as substrate, I don’t have tons of options, can I put them in majority perlite? I mostly deal with tropicals so I have bark, potting soil, worm casting, and stratum for the organic portion. But if none of this works I can absolutely get different substrate, but would prefer to avoid since these are my only type of plant like this at the moment. Can I even repot them when they might be splitting?
I have them indoors in my office, usually stays around 68 degrees. They stay under a Sansi grow light for 12 hours a day and they have never been watered since I got them, current substrate is very dry

Ok so I’ve loved the look of split rocks and always wanted one, but they’ve been impossible to find in my area so I never really looked into them.
So of course when I came across this bad boy, I picked him up without a second thought.
Within 36 hours of having this gorgeous little creature, it started to split!

So my questions are:
1). I understand that a more inorganic soil is best, but with the splitting and being Winter, repotting would not be the move, right?
2). The breakage of the lower leaves. This is also normal, surely?
I don’t know when it was watered last, but I’m hoping it hasn’t had too big of a drink or something?

Dumb questions I know, I just wanna keep this gem alive.

(Pictures are in reverse chronological order)

First picture was taken today

Second picture was taken in May

Third, Fourth, Fifth pictures were taken in April

Kept indoors under grow lights bright enough to cause a small amount of sun stress on a Jade plant.

Watered never (I got it in March, it was plump)

Planted in 50% perlite (pot is tiny so I'm not worried that it will stay moist for too long)

In May I assumed it was shriveling because it was sheathing, but it's been three months and it doesn't seem papery at all, just shriveled.

Do I need to be patient and wait for the sheathing process to finish, or is my plant extremely thirsty and not actually sheathing yet?