ethno,

I know a guy (actually, three guys) who could answer your question, and probably will (it may take a day or so), but I personally try to not answer questions on a genus of plants when I've never heard of said genus.

Here are three more I learned of yesterday:

CEROCHLAMYS
DEILANTHE
and my favourite....SARCOZONA, which puts me in mind of a coffin in Tombstone.

It grows the whole range of Conophytum, Pleiospilos and many others, including Argies, except things like Lithops, Frithia. That is the short answer.

They are opportunistic and grows in summer and WINTER rainfall areas, therefore a little less specialized (for lack of better term) than above. They grow under bushes mostly. So oppositely, they should also adapt to fairly similar conditions but may not be overly happy. They have wonderful flowers.

Personally I would give it its own pot, it is a scrambler and would do more like that in cultivation. Same soil as others, quick drain, porous. Growth more in spring, autumn, flower late autumn to E. summer.

This post was edited by Beachplants on Thu, Mar 28, 13 at 16:36

Yep.

Sceletium tortuosum apparently enjoying the warm days and cool nights we've had lately.

Very nice! Yes, excellent advice from Beachplants, nothing to add. I would say, after seeing your photo, that it has been grown in a fairly low-light situation. I only have a few small cuttings of different species, not much to look at - still haven't moved them up so they can grow, but they're blooming right now!

another

But, here's what we should be going for.

I rooted the cutting inside over the winter. Now I'm in the process of acclimating them to full sun. I really like the look of the blooms on these guys. Thanks for the help and pics guys.

Awesome flowers!
Hanz, that is one very nice plant there.
Thanks for the pics and advice. You never know when one of these will force you to take it home with them and it's nice to be prepared with knowledge.
Tally HO!

@hanzrobo Love the limey green of that huge plant in your picture. Yummy.

Anyone grow any types other than tortuosum?

The first pic I posted is a variety of S. tortuosum.
The second pic is a different species but was only labeled as Sceletium sp.
The 3rd pic is from Mesa Garden, not my plant.

I plan on trying a few varieties from seed but the differences between species are mostly in leaf size and slight variations in the flowers.