This isn't just an ordinary Antimima ventricosa. I grew this beauty from seed!!
A couple of years ago I ventured into sowing succulent/mesemb seeds.
As a complete novice, I haphazardly chose this species. It was with
continual astonishment that I watched it grow to maturity.
I've grown many other succulents from seed since,
but cannot help but be very proud of this one!
This is a recent photo of the plant at 1.5 years old.
Following is a photo timeline.
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| 10 day old seedlings (3/2011) |
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| One month (4/2011) |
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| Two months (5/2011) |
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| Six months (8/2011) Not much growth over summer! |
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| Eight months (11/2011) Obviously a winter grower |
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| One year old |
Stunning. Mine is definitely lagging behind. The sense of satisfaction comes through and you should be proud, now wait until it flowers! LOL! LT
ReplyDeleteThanks LT! I learned from the best!! Can't wait for flowers!
DeleteGreat looking plant. Quite fast growing, compared to Lithops anyway. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! I planted a few lithops at the same time as this Antimima and they are still pretty small, although very healthy!
DeleteBeautiful plants! I have some Monilaria seed I'm too scared to plant, but maybe I'll give it a go, now that fall's coming....
ReplyDeleteThanks Marla! I say go for it!! What a great plant to begin with.
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