Description
Lithops bromfieldii is a non-halophyticmedium sized Lithops, mostly about 25 X 20 mm with up to 10 or more heads, (mostly 2-4)
Bodies (paired leaves): Obconical, truncate, top surface slightly convex and bullate generally reddish coloured. The face is elliptical to kidney-shaped more or less equal with impressed valley-like channels and raised islands, and bold rubrications. The fissure is shallow, 4-8 mm; lobes conjunct. This species is characterized by impressed valley-like channels, raised islands, and bold rubrications and is quite variable
Flowers: Yellow, small to large 25-35(-45) mm in diameter. Seeds yellow-brown, rugose.
This species is quite variable and the colours and face pattern varies in plant from different provenance.
Origin and Habitat
25 km South East of Upington, South Africa.
Cultivation and Propagation
In the winter season the plant doesn’t need watering, the plant at this time extracts water from the outer succulent leaves, allowing them to shrivel away, and relocating water to the rest of the plant and to the new leaves that form during this period. This plant is best for a well lit area (Bright shade to full sun). Water sparingly only when warm, no water when cold.
Bibliography
Major refences and further lectures
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Heidrun E. K. Hartmann “Aizoaceae F – Z” Springer 2002
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Desmond T. Cole & Naureen A. Cole, Uwe Beyer, Yves Delange “Les Lithops” SUCCULENTES Spécial 2008 AIAPS (now Terra seca). I 2008
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Desmond T. Cole & Naureen A. Cole “LITHOPS Flowering Stones” Cactus & Co. Libri. 2005
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Yasuhiko Shimada“The Genus Lithops” Dobun Shoin. 2001
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Rudolf Heine “Lithops - Lebende Steine” Neumann Verlag. 1986
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Bernd Schlösser “Lithops – Lebende Steine” Praktische Anleitung für die Zimmerkultur. Bussiness Point MEDIA. 2000
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Steven A. Hammer “Lithops – Treasures of the veld” British Cactus and Succulent Society. 1999
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Desmond T. Cole “Lithops – Flowering Stones” Acorn Books CC. 1988
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Rudolf Heine “Lithops – lebende Steine” Neumann Verlag. 1986
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David L. Sprechman “Lithops” Associated University Presses, Inc. 1970
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Gert Cornelius Nel “Lithops: Plantae succulantae, rarissimae, in terra obscuratae, e famailia Aizoaceae, ex Africa australi” Hortors Limited, South Africa, 1946
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Achim Hecktheuer “Mesembs, mehr als nur Lithops” Books on Demand GmbH Norderstedt. 2008
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Werner Rauh “Die grossartige Welt der Sukkulenten” Hamburg and Berlin: Verlag Paul Parey, 1966
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Stuart Max Walters “The European Garden Flora: Dicotyledons (Part I)” Cambridge University Press, 1989
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Gordon D. Rowley “The illustrated encyclopedia of succulents” Crown Publishers, 01/Aug/1978
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