Living Stone

Cleistocactus Strausii

About Living Stone and Cleistocactus Strausii

Living Stone

Cleistocactus Strausii

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Cactus

1.3 Origin

Southern Africa

Central America, South America, Brazil

1.4 Types

Lithops karasmontana Lithops pseudotruncatella Lithops fulviceps

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

3NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas

Desert, Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available12-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Red, Orange, Salmon

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Not Available

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Not Available

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Not Available

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Not Available

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Drought Tolerant, Needs very little water

Reduce watering in winter

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Available

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Not Available

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Do not prune during shooting season

No pruning needed, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established

Fertilize the soil before planting, slow-release fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Bacterial Stem Rot, fungus, Mealybugs, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Ornamental use

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Florist trade and landscaping, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LITHOPS

Cleistocactus strausii

7.2 Common Name

pebble plants living stones

silver torch or wooly torch

7.2.1 In Hindi

Living Stone

Cleistocactus strausii

7.2.2 In German

lebendigen Stein

Cleistocactus strausii

7.2.3 In French

Living Stone

Cleistocactus strausii

7.2.4 In Spanish

Piedra viva

Cleistocactus strausii

7.2.5 In Greek

Living Stone

cleistocactus strausii

7.2.6 In Portuguese

pedra viva

Cleistocactus strausii

7.2.7 In Polish

pedra viva

cleistocastus strausii

7.2.8 In Latin

vivus lapis,

Cleistocactus strausii

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Aizoaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Lithops

Cleistocactus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Ruschiae

Trichocereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Ruschioideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Living Stone and Cleistocactus Strausii

Wondering what are the properties of Living Stone and Cleistocactus Strausii? We provide you with everything About Living Stone and Cleistocactus Strausii. Living Stone doesn't have thorns and Cleistocactus Strausii doesn't have thorns. Also Living Stone does not have fragrant flowers. Living Stone has allergic reactions like Not Available and Cleistocactus Strausii has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Living Stone and Cleistocactus Strausii and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Cactus » More

Living Stone and Candelabro

Living Stone and Pachypodium

Living Stone and Madagascar palm

» More

More Compare Cactus

Season and Care of Living Stone and Cleistocactus Strausii

Season and care of Living Stone and Cleistocactus Strausii is important to know. While considering everything about Living Stone and Cleistocactus Strausii Care, growing season is an essential factor. Living Stone season is Not Available and Cleistocactus Strausii season is Not Available. The type of soil for Living Stone is Not Available and for Cleistocactus Strausii is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Living Stone is Not Available and for Cleistocactus Strausii is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Living Stone and Cleistocactus Strausii Physical Information

Living Stone and Cleistocactus Strausii physical information is very important for comparison. Living Stone height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Cleistocactus Strausii height is 60.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Living Stone and Cleistocactus Strausii are as follows:

Living Stone flower color: Not Available
Living Stone leaf color: Not Available
Cleistocactus Strausii flower color: Red, Orange and Salmon
Cleistocactus Strausii leaf color: Not Available

Care of Living Stone and Cleistocactus Strausii

Care of Living Stone and Cleistocactus Strausii include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Living Stone pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season and Cleistocactus Strausii pruning is done No pruning needed, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Living Stone needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cleistocactus Strausii needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.