Lithops ruschiorum(Dinter & Schwant . ) N.E. Br .
Bushman ’s Buttocks , Hottentot ’s bottom
Lithops ruschiana , Lithops ruschiorumvar.ruschiorum , Mesembryanthemum ruschii , Mesembryanthemum ruschiorum
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Family : AizoaceaeSubfamily : RuschioideaeTribe : RuschieaeGenus : Lithops
The specific epithet " ruschiorum(roos - kee - OR - um ) " honour Ernst J. Rusch ( 1867–1957 ) , a German farmer and businessman in Namibia who collected the species in 1923 .
Lithops ruschiorumis endemic toNamibia . Its lifelike habitats are rough areas and frigid comeuppance .
Lithops ruschiorumis a stemless succulent that usually turn in a clump of 5 to 6 bodies or occasionally forms large thud of up to 60 . Each body consists of a pair of diametric thick fleshy leaves divide by a bass cleft . The farewell are blue - gray , sometimes yellowish or brownish . The new growth are distinctly brownish . The upper open of the dead body can appraise up to 1.6 inch ( 4 centimeter ) foresighted and up to 0.8 inch ( 2 centimetre ) astray at the fissure . The lobe are convex at the top , usually with a few red lines and dots , often very faint , sometimes trenchant , but occasionally abstracted . A few faint blueish dots may also be present .
The nonsocial yellow flowers come along in the crepuscle and can reach up to 1.2 inch ( 3 curium ) in diameter . The fruit are 5 - locular capsules with tiny brown seeds .
USDA hardiness zones10a to 11b : from 30 ° F ( −1.1 ° C ) to 50 ° F ( +10 ° C ) .
These plants grow a newfangled set of leaves every year , with new leaves emerge in the fall and growing through the winter and into the summer . Lithopswill be hibernating in late summertime , and water should be gravely restricted to preclude bursting leaf . The flush appear near the end of summertime or fall , first as a small bud forcing its way between the leave , and maturation will set out again . It ’s safe towaterduring this menstruum . The leaves will still grow into the wintertime , but you should block up lacrimation , even as the older leave-taking shrivel and encase the fresh growing . In the saltation , it ’s dependable to begin lightly watering again as the plant begins to grow again , channelise toward its summertime dormancy period and the emergence of new leaves in the fall .
Lithopsare very slow - growing , small plants , pull in them ideal ashouseplants(once you get the knack of their watering schedule ) . old plants form attractive glob of " pebbles " in their pots , which are highly prized . In general , plants should only be repotted if there are ethnical problem ( torpid soil ) or the plant life has outgrown its dish container , which will only happen every several year .
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