Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Southern Africa
Types
A. campestre var. campestre - downy fruit
A. campestre var. leiocarpum (Opiz) Wallr. (syn. A. campestre subsp. leiocarpum) - hairless fruit
Lithops karasmontana
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Lithops fulviceps
Number of Varieties
23
0
40000
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Habitat
Forest margins, gardens, Suburban areas, Woods
Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-4
-
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm5.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
910.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Light Yellow
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Light Yellow, Light Pink, Light Green, Tan
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Gold, Tan
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
Succulent
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
-
Growth Rate
Slow
-
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Average
-
Bloom Time
Early Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Soil Compaction
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Requires watering in the growing season
Does not require lot of watering, Drought Tolerant, Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
-
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Do not prune during shooting season
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
Fungal Diseases
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Asthma
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Sore Eyes
-
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Sap
-
Other Uses
Grown for shade, Used in Furniture, Used in making musical instruments
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
ACER campestre
LITHOPS
Common Name
Field Maple, Hedge Maple
pebble plants
living stones
In Hindi
फील्ड मेपल
Living Stone
In German
Feld-Ahorn
lebendigen Stein
In French
Maple terrain
Living Stone
In Spanish
arce de campo
Piedra viva
In Greek
Το πεδίο Maple
Living Stone
In Portuguese
bordo de campo
pedra viva
In Polish
Klon polny
pedra viva
In Latin
Field Maple
vivus lapis,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Caryophyllales
Family
Aceraceae
Aizoaceae
Genus
Acer
Lithops
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Ruschiae
Subfamily
Hippocastanoideae
Ruschioideae
Number of Species
12840
1
27800
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