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Lithops vallis-mariae C281 TL: 15 km E from Mariental, Namibia  
 

In the winter season the plant doesn’t need watering.  At this time it 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 does best in a well-lit area (Bright shade to full sun). Water sparingly only in warm, weather.  Don't  water when it's cold.

This is a beautiful pale selected cultivated form with a Grey/brown/orangish top, marked with distinct reddish or brownish lines and spots (see: surface pattern) and exhibiting a strong border.

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Photo and © copyright by Konstantin V. Korotkov.
 (Sergiev Posad, Moskow reg., Russia)
 

All the information and photos in cactus art files are now available also in the new the Encyclopaedia of Succulents. We hope you find this new site informative and useful.