Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Perennial
Origin
Southern Africa, South Africa
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Types
Lithops karasmontana
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Lithops fulviceps
it is a type of rose
Number of Varieties
3200
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40000
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Habitat
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas
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USDA Hardiness Zone
12-155-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
10-1
Sunset Zone
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
250.00 cm300.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
2.50 cm240.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Pink, Lavender
White, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
-
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Drought Tolerant, Needs very little water
Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
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Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
-
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season
Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established
Fast release fertilizer, Fertilize in early spring, Fertilize three times a year
Pests and Diseases
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Aphids, Black Spot, Caterpillars, Downy mildew, glasshouse red spider mite, Insects, Leaf Hoppers, Powdery mildew, rose leaf-rolling sawfly, Rust, Scale
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
Perfumes
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
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Flowers, Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Vine
Botanical Name
Conophytum
ROSA 'American Pillar'
Common Name
knopies
cone plants
Climbing Rose, Rambling Rose
In Hindi
Living Stone
Climbing Rose
In German
lebendigen Stein
Kletterrose
In French
Living Stone
escalade Rose
In Spanish
Piedra viva
Rose que sube
In Greek
Living Stone
αναρρίχηση Rose
In Portuguese
pedra viva
Rosa de escalada
In Polish
pedra viva
Climbing Rose
In Latin
vivus lapis,
Rosa scandere
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Rosales
Family
Aizoaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Lithops
Rosa
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
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Tribe
Ruschiae
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Subfamily
Ruschioideae
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Number of Species
120200
1
27800
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