... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden March 2002 Lithops optica consists of an oblong obconical almost ... to grey green in colour. There is a reddish colour form, Lithops optica cv . Rubra, with ruby milky pink sides and ... up to 10 bodies. It is possible to estimate the age of a Lithops optica colony by counting the dried-up shells of old ...

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... Karoo Desert National Botanical Gardens July 2005   Lithops are dwarf, succulent mimicry plants comprising two ... some have speckled lines, are grooved, or even spotted. Lithops plants come in a variety of patterns and colours. ... Flowers are solitary and are borne on a short stem. All lithops are noon-day flowering plants. Basically this means ...

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