After the long weekend I returned to the office and was greeted by these lovely flowers! I got this plant never expecting flowers as I thought my set up was not optimal for conophytums (under a growlight on my work desk) and it had some dried up flower stalks. I was even more surprised to see them closing up and opening the past few days! I'm planning to get some more conophytums to feed my plant addiction, and would like to know how long is the conophytum flowering season? Also, in comparison with haworthia, do they need a lot of light?
by random-hobbyist
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They need about the same amount of light as Haworthia but can take a bit more without issue most of the time. All my Conophytum bloom in the fall. If I recall, they’re usually done by December. Where you are in the world will have an impact on when they sleep/wake/flower.
They tend to like about the same amount of light as haworthia, if not a little more depending on the species (my maughaniis tend to like a bit more – but getting too little light just means no flowers and green colors). The important thing to remember is they are strict photoperiod plants and need different day lengths to know when to go dormant, wake up, and flower, usually waking up/flowering (especially with C. Pellucidum) when day lengths are shorter than 12 hours and going dormant at the beginning of summer. Temperature and care play a role in premature or late dormancy but it’s mostly day length.