Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Shrub
Origin
Southern Africa, South Africa
North America, Western United States, Canada
Types
Lithops karasmontana
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Lithops fulviceps
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Number of Varieties
31
0
40000
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Habitat
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas
Along Railroads, Gravels, Roadsides, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-154-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
250.00 cm12.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
2.50 cm12.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Pink, Lavender
Yellow green, Chartreuse
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
-
Cone shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Slow
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Drought Tolerant, Needs very little water
Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
-
Dry, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
-
Full Sun
Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Mealybugs, Nematodes, White grubs
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Bonsai, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Digestive disorders
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Added to salads, Used in making tea
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Flower borders, Landscape
Botanical Name
Conophytum
Matricaria discoidea
Common Name
knopies
cone plants
Pineapple Weed, Ray-less Dogfennel, disc mayweed, wild chamomile
In Hindi
Living Stone
Pineapple Weed
In German
lebendigen Stein
Strahlenlose Kamille
In French
Living Stone
Matricaire odorante
In Spanish
Piedra viva
Pineapple Weed
In Greek
Living Stone
ξύλο ανανά
In Portuguese
pedra viva
Pineapple Weed
In Polish
pedra viva
Rumianek bezpromieniowy
In Latin
vivus lapis,
Pineapple Weed
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Asterales
Family
Aizoaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Lithops
Matricaria
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Ruschiae
Anthemideae
Subfamily
Ruschioideae
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Number of Species
1201
1
27800
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