by Jen Greene | May 29, 2024 | Mesembs, Succulents
Let’s talk about some of the basics of what you need to know to grow Lithops, and the foundational knowledge that you’ll need to rely on to find exactly what you’re looking for. As with many highly desirable plants, these little mesembs are victim...
by Jen Greene | Jan 10, 2024 | Mesembs, Succulents
These little plants have captured the hearts of just about everyone who sees them – and can you blame them? These are charming things that look like bunny rabbits, and are popular on Etsy and Ebay, most often sold as seeds. Sadly, many novice and even more...
by Jen Greene | Nov 30, 2022 | Mesembs
My visit to Steve Hammer’s greenhouses included a number of amazing mesembs that weren’t the typical lithops or conophytums most people think of. Like Steve, I love these other mesembs! There’s so much to discover in the Aizoaceae family, which is...
by Jen Greene | Nov 25, 2022 | Mesembs
As I said earlier, I took hundreds of photos when I visited Steve’s, but I’ve cherry picked the best to post here. Steve was a wealth of knowledge, kind, friendly, and it was wonderful to visit. His assistant, Oakes, was also extremely kind and helpful in...
by Jen Greene | Nov 23, 2022 | Mesembs
These photos are of named species that I could identify, although I won’t claim any expertise in what’s what. I personally struggle to grow conophytums, or at least I have in years past. I think I tried too hard with them before; too much water in their...
by Jen Greene | Nov 21, 2022 | Mesembs
While there were oodles of Lithops at Steve’s place, what was truly special was the sheer quantity of amazing specimen Conophytum. They were all just starting to wake up for the winter growth season, and beginning to bloom. It was interesting to talk Conos with...
