Thursday, February 28, 2013

Mystery Mesemb Radical Surgery Part III




Remember the little mystery mesemb from back in September? The one having such trouble re-leafing?

Mystery Mesemb in Trouble

http://mylifeamongthelithops.blogspot.com/2012/09/mystery-mesemb-undergoes-radical-surgery.html

So radical surgery with a clean X-acto knife was the solution. By mid-October, the little guy was looking healthier.

http://mylifeamongthelithops.blogspot.com/2012/10/radical-mesemb-surgery-results.html

Mystery Mesemb, Feeling Better

And though I still have no idea what this little mesemb is (I'm still tending towards a Gibbaeum), he's happily tufting and releafing all over the place....

Mystery Mesemb, Feeling Much Better
So when in doubt, cut it out! With a very clean knife, I might add....

4 comments:

  1. Great looking Mesembs Marla! And such beautiful pottery too. What are those discs with holes in the background? They look so pretty!

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    1. Thank you! The background whatsits are pendants I made recently. Glad you like them!

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