Life Span
Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Southern Africa, South Africa
Types
Lithops karasmontana
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Lithops fulviceps
Number of Varieties
3
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
Sunset Zone
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
250.00 cm
Rank: 76 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
2.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
-
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
-
Thorns
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No - Succulent Plants Garden Plants has it !
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
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43% - Succulent Plants Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Drought Tolerant, Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Soil Type
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Sun Exposure
-
Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season
Fertilizers
can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
No - Succulent Plants Garden Plants has it !
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
No - Succulent Plants Garden Plants has it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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29% - Succulent Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
No - Succulent Plants Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
No - Succulent Plants Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
No - Succulent Plants Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
✔
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86% - Succulent Plants Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
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12% - Succulent Plants Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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12% - Succulent Plants Garden Plants
Invasive
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No - Succulent Plants Garden Plants has it !
Self-Sowing
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57% - Succulent Plants Garden Plants
Attracts
-
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
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50% - Succulent Plants Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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38% - Succulent Plants Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Succulent Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Conophytum
Common Name
knopies
cone plants
In Hindi
Living Stone
In German
lebendigen Stein
In French
Living Stone
In Spanish
Piedra viva
In Greek
Living Stone
In Portuguese
pedra viva
In Polish
pedra viva
In Latin
vivus lapis,
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Aizoaceae
Genus
Lithops
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Ruschiae
Subfamily
Ruschioideae
Number of Species
120
Rank: 97 (Overall)
1
27800
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