Cuttings from Chris Rodgerson as an example but I use the same method for cuttings from my own plants.
Chris Rodgerson issues a Conophytum list each September mostly offering cuttings.
Two plants obtained in 2012 now rooted.
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CONOPHYTUM FRATERNUM SH2009 |
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CONOPHYTUM CHAUVINIAE ARM1270 |
Cuttings from the 2013 list.
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CONOPHYTUM LONGIBRACTEATUM R&Y1839 |
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CONOPHYTUM OBSCURUM CR1435 |
Conophytums root easily. I use my normal potting mix which is kept moist while rooting. Some heat may be needed later in the season.
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CONOPHYTUM UVIFORME CR1161 |
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CONOPHYTUM OBCORDELLUM ARM606 |
It's interesting that most mesemb growers, at least those relatively new to mesembs, don't think about rooting cuttings as a means of propagation. I've never done it with lithops, but I have with many other mesembs. What's the components of your normal potting mix? From the photos is looks like it has a hard, or at least firm surface. The color is very dark, do you use some type of compost? Potting mixes of course are an endless topic with succulent growers. :-)
ReplyDeleteI propagate Lithops from seed but many other mesembs from cuttings. Conophytums seem to work very well. Seedlings give a choice but with a cutting you get a replica which can be nice if you want a certain form.
DeleteMy potting mix is John Innes compost [a loam based compost], sharp sand and gravel. I had just watered the pots so the surface looks dark and firm.