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Hello world here I am
on a nice Tuesday writing a plant post this weeks plant is the
Lithops, heard of it? Me neither, well a lithops is one of the
worlds best imitators when in1811 while exploring southern Africa
naturalist William John Burchell found a curious looking pebble
which turned out to be a plant. This is why it is also called a
pebble plant or living stone.
It's a kind of
succulent close to the ground, its two flat , rounded leaves that
look very like stones, it has colours and markings that match the
rocks and pebbles around them.
This means many animals and people often don't notice them, so they avoid being eaten, even if something was to try and eat it the leaves are so firm that they are hard for the creature to take a bite.
When not disguise as a
stone it is a showy flower plant when the flower makes seeds and
dies off, it then returns to looking like a stone.
Hi Jo-Anne - they are amazing plants ... just very special in the scheme of life. So glad you're telling us about them. Take care - Hilary
ReplyDeleteReally amazing and these are pretty succulents.
ReplyDeleteYes, have heard of them as we sold them when we had our business before we retired some years ago.. they certainly are lovely.
ReplyDeleteMy first thought: Well, if it looks like a pebble, Laurie could raise one and if it died, no one would know...
ReplyDeleteI've seen them before, they're interesting looking plants, but I never knew what they were called.
ReplyDeleteHilary .......You're welcome they are inetresting
ReplyDeleteNancy......Yes they are
Margaret D........So not new to you
Chris.....Mine too, now that's funny
Karen......Now you do but will you remember
I would love to see that in person.
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