Apropos of nothing, a little update on this pot of living pebbles that seemed popular 6-8 weeks ago. Things are moving along!
#1: Just bigger (x3).
#2: Has absorbed last year's leaves, and I got twins! they should get more symmetrical.
#3: Little monster has doubled in size, added leaves. Will probably get him his own pot and add another lithops.
#4: Pink ones are happier, and are opening up to show new baby leaves. Others bigger, maybe will split?
@TheOtterDragon They have a seasonal thing -- you water them maybe weekly when they're growing (theoretically spring and fall) and maybe monthly or less when they're dormant (summer and winter). They come from a part of South Africa where it Rains Seriously or not at all! 😆
@acm_redfox I know the theory, but you specifically, how often do you water them at the moment ? I planted some lithops a few months ago that are ~ the same age and stage as yours, that's why I'm asking. They seem happy with water every 4 weeks or so but I wonder if I should water them more for them to grow faster.
I got this pretty and inexpensive but probably overwatered lithops today and repotted it into dry, inorganic soil with lots of perlite, pumice, and sand in the mix. The white stones on top are just for decoration. I am not going to water it at all until the outer leaves dry up. So probably a few months. Also, when I say inexpensive, I mean $5 which seems really affordable for a lithops this big.
The 25th July 2021 marks 400 years of botanical research and teaching by the University of Oxford. As a celebration and count-down to this anniversary the University of Oxford Botanic Garden and Harcourt Arboretum together with the Oxford University Herbaria and the Department of Plant Sciences will highlight 400 plants of...
Succulent plants are mostly found in deserts and semi-deserts. They have devised an amazing number of strategies to survive the extremes of typical desert c...
Lithops succulent plants are often called living stones but they also look a bit like cloven hooves. Find out how to grow living stone plants in this article so you can enjoy these interesting rock lookalikes.
Plants that look like rocks? Those would be living stones, in the genus Lithops. These are small succulent plants that survive in their harsh environment by having much of the plant body below ground, and only the wide leaf end visible above the rocky ground. To learn more about these fascinating plants that make good...
Here's a video from Lizk's youtube channel on making soil for Lithops. I enjoy her down to earth and practical style of gardening. If you are interested in succulents in general, LizK has plenty of information to share.
Lithops is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae. Members of the genus are native to southern Africa. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words λίθος (líthos) 'stone' and ὄψ (óps) 'face', referring to the stone-like appearance of the plants. They avoid being eaten by blending in with...
