Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
South America, Brazil
Southern Africa
Types
Cactus
Lithops karasmontana
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Lithops fulviceps
Number of Varieties
303
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40000
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Habitat
Rocky areas, Terrestrial, Tropical regions
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-12-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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Sunset Zone
16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm5.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Magenta, Crimson
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Pale Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Succulent
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
-
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Early Spring, Winter, Late Winter
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Heat And Humidity, Heat Tolerance
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Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Stem Planting
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water more in summer
Does not require lot of watering, Drought Tolerant, Needs very little water
In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Ample Water
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
-
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Do not prune during shooting season
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring
can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial Diseases, Fungal Diseases, Red blotch
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Plant Tolerance
Heat And Humidity, Heat Tolerance
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single, Semi-Double
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Bold
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
breathing problems
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
-
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Hatiora gaertneri
LITHOPS
Common Name
Whitsun cactus
pebble plants
living stones
In Hindi
ईस्टर कैक्टस
Living Stone
In German
Osterkaktus
lebendigen Stein
In French
cactus de Pâques
Living Stone
In Spanish
cactus de Pascua
Piedra viva
In Greek
Πάσχα κάκτος
Living Stone
In Portuguese
cacto Páscoa
pedra viva
In Polish
Wielkanocny kaktus
pedra viva
In Latin
Pascha Cactus
vivus lapis,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Aizoaceae
Genus
Hatiora
Lithops
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Rhipsalideae
Ruschiae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Ruschioideae
Number of Species
2540
1
27800
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